LIBRARY 

OF  THK 

UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


OF* 

THE    FAMILY  OF   REV.   DR.  GEORGE   MOOAR 

We- 


' 


J  Greenwood  Pinxt.  BOTH  AD.  1689 


HISTORICAL    MANUAL 


SOUTH  CHURCH  IN  ANDOVER,  MASS. 


AUGUST',  1850. 


ANDOVER: 

PRINTED    BY    \VA  I  DRAPER. 

1859. 


PREFATORY   NOTE. 


THE  first  printed  Manual  of  the  South  Church  in  Andover 
bears  the  date  of  December,  1812.  It  contained  the  Form 
of  Admission,  and  the  names  of  268  members.  A  second 
Manual  was  issued  May  12,  1834.  It  contained  the  names 
of  528  members,  two  pages  of  Historical  Items,  some  account 
of  the  Church  Order,  the  Answer  of  Rev.  S.  Phillips  to  the 
question,  "  What  shall  we  do  that  we  may  keep  in  mind  our 
Covenant?"  and  the  Questions  for  Self-Examination.  The 
Manual  published  in  1848  included  nearly  the  same  matter  ; 
its  Catalogue  numbered  447  names. 

The  present  enlarged  Manual  has  been  prepared  after  pro- 

f 

tracted  labor.  The  records  of  the  church,  and  parish,  and 
town  have  been  painfully  searched.  Free  use  has  been  made 
of  the  memories  of  old  and  young  inhabitants,  and  of  former 
residents.  Abbott's  History  of  Andover,  and  the  Genealogi- 
cal Register  of  the  Abbott  Family,  have  been  of  constant 

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4  PREFATORY   NOTE. 

service.  For  the  notices  of  the  first  three  pastors,  The  An- 
nals of  the  American  Pulpit,  Alden's  Epitaphs,  Hallock's  Life 
of  Dr.  Edwards,  Taylor's  Memoir  of  Judge  Phillips,  and  the 
Memorial  of  the  Semi-Centennial  Celebration  of  the  Found- 
ing of  the  Theological  Seminary,  have  furnished  largely  both 
facts  and  language.  The  Deacons  of  the  church  have,  from 
the  beginning,  been  often  consulted,  and  have  fully  cooper- 
ated, as  far  as  possible,  in  the  work. 

The  compiler,  not  presuming  that  there  are  no  mistakes, 
suspicious  of  numberless  ways  in  which  mistakes  may  creep 
in,  does  yet  put  the  work  to  press  in  the  belief  that  some 
useful  facts  have  been  rescued  from  oblivion,  and  in  the  hope 
also  that  some  new  interest  may  be  excited  in  the  not  unim- 
portant matter  of  order  in  the  Lord's  House. 

G.  M. 

ANDOVER,  AUGUST  1,  1859.' 


FORM 

J\* 

OF  THE 


ADDRESS. 

Beloved  Friends,  — 

You  have  presented  yourselves  before  God,  and  his  people, 
and  the  world,  to  make  a  solemn  profession  of  your  religious 
faith,  and  to  take  upon  you  the  bonds  of  the  everlasting  Cove- 
nant. We  trust  you  have  well  considered  the  nature  of  this 
transaction  —  the  most  solemn  and  momentous  in  which  a  mortal 
can  ever  engage,  and  that  you  are  prepared,  by  divine  grace,  to 
give  yourselves  away,  as  a  living  sacrifice,  holy  and  acceptable 
to  God  through  Jesus  Christ. 

You  wiU  now  attend  to  the 


CONFESSION  OF   FAITH. 

1.  You  believe  in  one  only  living  and  true  God — the  Father, 
Son,  and  Holy  Ghost;  and  that  it  is  the  duty  of  all  intelligent 
creatures  to  love  and  obey  Him. 

2.  You  believe  that  the  Bible  is  the  Word  of  God ;  that  it  was 
given  by  the  inspiration  of  the  Holy  Ghost;  and  is  the  sufficient 
and  only  rule  of  faith  and  practice. 

3.  You  believe  that  God  created  man  upright ;  you  believe 
the  fall  of  man,  the  depravity  of  human  nature,  and  that  men, 
unless  they  are  born  again,  can  never  see  the  kingdom  of  God. 

1* 


6  FORM   OF   ADMISSION. 

4.  You  believe  in  the  incarnation,  obedience,  suffering,  and 
death  of  Christ ;  his  resurrection  and  ascension ;  that  he  alone, 
by  his  suffering  and  death,  hath  made  atonement  for  sin ;  and 
that  he  ever  liveth  to  make  intercession  for  us. 

5.  You  believe  that  Christ  hath  appointed  two  special  ordi- 
nances —  Baptism  and  the  Lord's  Supper. 

6.  You  believe  in  the  future  existence  of  the  soul ;  that  there 
will  be  a  resurrection  of  both  the  righteous  and  the  wicked  —  a 
day  of  final  judgment ;  that  all  will  receive  according  to  their 
works ;  that  the  wicked  will  go  away  into  everlasting  punish- 
ment, and  the  righteous  into  life  eternal. 

Thus,  you  profess  to  Relieve. 

[Those  who  have  not  been  baptized,  here  receive  the  ordinance  of  Baptism.] 

You  will  now  enter  into  solemn  Covenant  with  God  and  with 
this  Church. 


COVENANT. 

You  now,  humbly  and  penitently  asking  the  forgiveness  of  all 
your  sins,  through  the  blood  of  the  great  Redeemer,  give  up 
yourselves  to  God,  in  an  everlasting  Covenant,  in  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ ;  and  as  in  the  presence  of  God,  angels,  and  men, 
you  solemnly  promise,  that  by  the  assistance  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
you  will  forsake  the  vanities  of  this  present  evil  world,  and 
approve  yourselves  true  disciples  of  Jesus  Christ,  in  all  good 
carriage  toward  God,  and  toward  man. 

And  you  likewise  promise,  so  long  as  God  shall  continue  you 
among  us,  to  walk  in  communion  with  the  Church  of  Christ  in 
this  place  ;  to  watch  over  other  professing  Christians  among  us ; 
to  submit  to  the  power  and  discipline  of  Christ  in  his  Church,  and 
duly  to  attend  the  seals  and  the  censures,  or  whatever  ordinance 
Christ  has  commanded  to  be  observed  by  his  people,  so  far  as 
the  Lord,  by  his  "Word  and  Spirit,  has  revealed,  or  shall  reveal 


FORM   OF   ADMISSION.  7 

to  you  to  be  your  duty ;  adorning  the  doctrine  of  God  our 
Saviour  in  all  things,  and  avoiding  the  appearance  of  evil ;  and 
by  daily  prayer  to  Almighty  God,  in  the  name  of  his  Son  Jesus 
Christ,  you  will  seek  for  grace  to  keep  this  Covenant. 

Thus,  you  covenant  and  promise. 

We,  therefore,  the  members  of  this  Church  (all  the  members 
of  the  Church  here  rise),  affectionately  receive  you  to  our  com- 
munion and  fellowship ;  and  on  our  part,  engage  to  watch  over 
your  spiritual  interests,  and  walk  with  you,  in  all  the  ordinances 
of  the  gospel  as  becometh  saints.  And  may  God  of  his  infinite 
mercy  give  us  grace  to  be  faithful  to  him,  and  faithful  to  each 
other,  while  we  live  ;  that  we  may  be  admitted,  at  last,  through 
the  merits  of  Christ,  to  the  everlasting  fellowship  of  saints  and 
angels,  in  the  presence  of  the  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
Amen. 


PRINCIPLES  AND  RULES  OF  CHURCH  ORDER. 


1.  A  Christian  Church  is  an  association  of  professed  followers 
of  Christ,  organized  for  the  purposes  of  mutual  watchfulness,  the 
observance  of  the   Christian  Sacraments,  the  maintenance  of 
Christian  wQrship  and  instruction,  and  the  extension  of  the  king- 
dom of  Christ  in  the  world :  such  a  body  under  Christ  is  fully 
competent  to  choose  its  officers,  admit  its  members,  administer 
discipline,  and  do  all  other  acts  necessary  to  the  attainment  of 
these  purposes. 

2.  A  Church,  though  thus  independent  of  external  authority, 
is  bound  in  relations  of  mutual  care  and  communion  with  other 
churches :  and  this  Church  will,  in  all  ordinary  cases,  conform  to 
the  usages  of  fellowship  as  established  among  the  Congregational 
Churches. 

3.  The  permanent  officers  of  a  Church  are  a  Pastor  or  Pas- 
tors, and  Deacons.     This  Church  also  appoints  a  Church  Com- 
mittee, to  examine  candidates  for  admission  and  to  secure  a 
faithful  attention  to  discipline. 

4.  The  Church  Committee  consists  of  the  Pastor,  the  Dea- 
cons, and  four  other  brethren.     The  last  are  chosen  for  four 
years,  and  their  terms  of  office  are  so  fixed  that  one  vacancy 
occurs  every  year.     No  one  of  these  is  to  be  elected  two  imme- 
diately successive  terms.     The  Committee  choose  annually,  from 
their  own  number,  the  Clerk  and  Treasurer  of  the  Church. 

5.  Persons  applying  for  membership  are   approved   by  the 
Church  Committee,  and  having  been  propounded  for  at  least 
two  Sabbaths,  are  admitted  by  vote  taken  on  the  afternoon  of 


PRINCIPLES   AND   RULES    OF   CHURCH   ORDER. 

the  Preparatory  Lecture :  and  become  members  on  publicly  con- 
senting t^the  confession  of  faith  and  covenant. 

6.  Those  who  bring  letters  of  recommendation   from  other 
churches,  submit  their    letters  to  the  Church    Committee:    if 
approved,  they  are  propounded  two  weeks  and  received  to  fellow- 
ship by  vote  taken  on  the  afternoon  of  the  Preparatory  Lecture. 

7.  All  members  of  this  Church,  removed  to  other  towns  or 
attendant  at  other  places  of  worship  in  this  town,  are  expected 
to  ask  for  a  recommendation  and  dismission  to  the  church  with 
which  they  are  worshipping,  within  one  year  after  their  removal, 
unless  excused  by  the  Church  Committee. 

8.  Members  of  other  churches,  wishing  to  commune  with  this 
Church  for  more  than  one  year,  are  desired  to  request  a  dismis- 
sion and  recommendation  to  this  Church,  unless  there  be  special 
reasons  for  delay. 

9.  The  occasions  of  discipline  are  of  two  kinds  —  Private,  as 
wrong  done  to  an  individual ;    Public,  as  wrong  done  to  the 
Church  by  immoral  conduct,  and  cherished  disbelief  of  the  fun- 
damental doctrines  of  the  Bible. 

10.  The  rules  of  Christ,  as  enjoined  Matt.  18  : 15 — 17,  are  to 
be  literally  followed  by  members  of  this  Church  in  all  cases  of 
private  offence ;  and  the  spirit  of  these  rules  is  to  govern  all  disci- 
plinary processes  in  relation  to  members  guilty  of  other  offences. 

11.  This  Church  has  had  and  still  has  occasion  to  specify 
and  condemn  long-continued  absence  from  its  communion  and 
worship,  failure   to  share  the    support  of  its  religious   institu- 
tions, neglect  of  family  prayer,  the  sale  or  use  of  ardent  spirits, 
except  for  mechanical,  medicinal  and  sacramental  purposes,  the 
holding  of  men  in  slavery,  and  the  defence  of  the  system  of 
American  slavery. 

12.  The  censures  of  the  Church  are  admonition  and  excom- 
munication :  Admonition  may  be  administered  privately  or  pub- 
licly, according  to  the  circumstances  of  the  case.     Excommuni- 
cation is  simply  the  withdrawal  of  fellowship,  and  should  be  as 
severe  as  the  particular  instance  may  demand. 


10  PRINCIPLES   AND   RULES   OF   CHURCH   ORDER. 

13.  The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Church  is  on  the  second  Mon- 
day of  January. 

14.  The  weekly  prayer  meeting  of  the  Church  is  on  Wednes- 
day evening. 

15.  The  Lord's  Supper  is  administered  in  the  afternoon  of  the 
first  Sabbath  in  January,  March,  May,  July,  September  and 
November. 

16.  The  Preparatory  Lecture  is  on  the  Friday  afternoon  next 
preceding  each  communion  Sabbath. 

17.  The   Church,  whenever  they  come  to  the  table  of  the 
Lord,  cordially  invite  those  who  are   in   regular   standing  as 
members  of  other  churches,  of  whatever  name  or  denomination, 
to  unite  with  them  in  celebrating  his  love. 

18.  Baptism  is  administered  to  adults  at  the  time  of  their 
profession  of  faith,  and  to  the  children  of  the  Church  on  the 
afternoon  of  communion,  and  at  such  other  times  as  parents  find 
more  convenient  for  presenting  them. 

The  above  Principles  and  Rules  were  adopted  at  the  Annual 
Meeting,  Jan.  17,  1859. 

a.  The  Church  also  elect  annually  a  Sabbath  School  Commit- 
tee, who   provide  for  the  superintendence  of  the   School,  and 
attend  to  all  its  other,  interests,  which  may  be  presented  to  them. 
A  Sabbath  School  Librarian  is  annually  elected  by  the  Church. 

b.  The  Church  likewise,  each  year,  pass  a  vote  specifying  the 
chief  objects  of  benevolence  for  which  collections  shall  be  taken, 
and  the  times  of  taking  them.     Collectors  are  appointed  by  the 
Pastor,  in  different  sections  of  the  Parish. 

c.  A  small  fund,  the  donation  of  Rev.  SAMUEL  PHILLIPS,  and 
SAMUEL  ABBOTT,  Esq.,  is  held  in  trust,  by  the  Pastor  and  Dea- 
cons of  the  Church,  the  avails  of  which,  together  with  such  a 
number  of  the  collections  taken  up  after  the  celebration  of  the 
Lord's  Supper  as  the  Church  direct,  are  distributed  among  the 
poor,  especially  the  poor  of  the  Church,  according  to  their  ne- 
cessities. 


ANSWER 

OF    THE 

FIRST   PASTOR  OF  THE   CHURCH,  REV.  SAMUEL   PHILLIPS, 

TO    THE    QUESTION, 

WHAT  SHALL  WE  10,  THAT  WE  MAY  KEEP  IN  IIND  OUR  COVENANT  ? 


1.  Very  diligently  and  devoutly  attend  to  the  Covenant,  when- 
soever it  is  publicly  propounded  to  any  person  ;  and  yield  your 
assent  and  consent  to  every  article  and  tittle  of  it. 

2.  Not  only  wait  upon  Christ,  at  his  table,  on  all  opportuni- 
ties ;  but  always  eye  the  Lord's  Supper  as  the  SEAL  of  the  Cov- 
enant.    And  every  time  you  partake,  realize  that  you  have 
bound  yourselves  afresh  to  keep  covenant  with  God;  for,  to 
take  the  sacrament,  is  to  take  the  oath  of  obedience  and  loyalty. 

3.  Look  upon  the  holy  Scriptures,  in  your  daily  reading  of 
them,  as  the  book  of  the  Covenant ;  for  so  it  is,  inasmuch  as  it 
exhibiteth  our  duty  towards  God  and  man  ;  and  also,  what  we 
may  hope  and  expect  to  receive  from  the  hand  of  God,  if  we 
keep  his  statutes.     Exod.  24  :  7. 

4.  Labor  to  have  it  impressed  and  fixed  upon  your  minds, 
that  heaven  and  earth  are  witnesses  of  your  covenanting  with 
the  great  God ;  and  that  God,  angels,  and  men,  will  certainly 
appear  as  such,  either  for  or  against  you,  in  the  day  of  reck- 
oning. 

5.  Discourse  frequently  together  of  the  things  pertaining  to 
the  kingdom  of  God ;  and  particularly  of  the  Covenant,  viz. : 


12  REV.   MR.  PHILLIPS'S   ANSWER. 

the  precepts,  prohibitions,  promises  and  threatenings ;  of  the 
vows,  which  you  have  made,  and  the  comfortable  experience, 
which  you  and  others  have  had  of  God's  gracious  presence,  etc. 
This  practice  will  be  of  eminent  service  to  help  the  memory,  as 
also  to  quicken  unto  obedience. 

6.  Frequently  renew  your  covenant  with  the  Lord  in  secret, 
as  becomes  those  who  resolve  to  stand  to  what  they  have  said ;  — 
this  is  not  only  the   duty,  but,  I  should  think,  will  be  also  very 
much  the  delight,  of  a  sincere  soul;  and  a  choice  help  it  is,  to  re- 
vive our  remembrance  of  the  Covenant,  and  to  excite  our  affec- 
tions ;  and  to  quicken  us  to  mend  our  pace. 

7.  Keep  your  Covenant  by  you,  as  a  memorial  of  the  solemn 
transactions  which  have  passed  between  God  and  you,  and  fre- 
quently review  the  same. 

8.  And  lastly,  prayer,  must  always  be  one  direction.     And 
this  duty  must  be  attended  and  performed,  not  only  in  public, 
and  in  and  with  the  families,  which  you  respectively  belong  unto, 
but  also  in  secret ;  —  Thou,  when  thou  prayest,  enter  into  thy 
closet,  and  when  thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray  to  thy  Father,  which 
is  in  secret.     Matt.  6  :  6.     This  duty  of  secret  prayer  I  hope  you 
do  not  dare  to  neglect ;  you  cannot,  I  think,  ordinarily  omit  it, 
if  you  have  a  living,  holy  principle  within  you.     Well ;  and  you 
must  pray  especially  for  spiritual  blessings  ;  and  in  particular, 
that  the  Lord  would  please  to  put  his  law  in  your  inward  parts, 
and  write  it  in  your  hearts  ;  "  that  he  would  make  it  ready  and 
familiar  to  you,  at  hand  when  you  have  occasion  to  use  it,  as  that 
which  is  written  in  the  heart ;  —  that  He  would  work  in  you 
a  strong  disposition  to  obedience,  and  an  exact  conformity  of 
thought  and  affection  to  the  rules  of  the  divine  law,  as  that  of 
the  copy  to  the  original."     You  have  a  disposition  this  way 
already  —  pray  that  it  may  abide  and  grow,  and  plead  that  pre- 
cious promise  in  Jer.  31  : 33 ;  and,  the  more  you  are  disposed 
this  way,  the  less  danger  will  there  be  of  your  forgetting  the 
Covenant  of  the  Lord  your  God. 


13 

USE.  —  From  what  has  been  said,  let  professors  be  exhorted, 
to  put  one  another  in  mind  of  their  Covenant  duties  and  obliga- 
tions. It  is  true,  we  may  not  watch  over  others,  and  neglect 
ourselves,  as  some,  to  their  great  reproach,  are  said  to  do ; 
neither  may  our  charity  end  at  home  ;  for  the  law  of  God 
obliges  us  to  love  our  neighbor  as  ourselves.  And  again  it  is 
written,  Exhort  one  another  daily.  —  And  it  is  remarked  con- 
cerning those  that  fear  the  Lord,  that  they  spake  often  one  to 
another  ;  Mai.  3:16.  —  And  have  we  not  expressly  bound  our- 
selves, by  Covenant,  to  watch  over  one  another  ?  Yes,  verily  : 
How  then  shall  we  dare  neglect  it ;  especially  considering  that  a 
great  deal  of  sin  and  sorrow  might,  probably,  be  prevented,  if 
professors  would  in  this  way  be  kind  and  faithful  to  one  another  ? 
Thus,  for  instance  :  when  a  neighbor  or  brother  is  observed  to  be 
going  into  temptation,  or  in  present  danger  of  falling  into  some 
transgression,  it  is  not  improbable  that  these  words,  spoken,  in  a 
suitable  manner,  in  his  hearing,  Remember  your  Covenant,  would 
prevent  his  fall ;  or,  if  he  has  already  fallen,  it  may  be  those  words 
would  be  the  means  of  recovering  him  out  of  the  snare  of  the 
devil ;  and  of  bringing  him  unto  unfeigned  repentance.  —  And 
so  —  if  you  see  a  brother,  backward  to  any  good  work,  respecting 
either  God  or  man  —  perhaps  this  memento  would  shame  and 
quicken.  Now,  we  are  undoubtedly  obliged  to  do  this,  and  much 
more,  to  prevent  each  other's  hurt,  and  to  promote  each  other's 
good ;  O !  let  us  not  be  negligent. 

2 


QUESTIONS 


FOR 


SELF-EXAMINATION 


1.  What  opinions  do  I  adopt,  and  habitually  defend  and  incul- 
cate ?     Are  they  in  accordance  with  the  Scriptures,  and  with  my 
profession  of  faith? 

2.  What  is  the  prevailing  tenor  of  my  conversation  ?     Is  it 
spiritual,  or  worldly  —  serious,  or  trifling  ? 

3.  With  whom  do  I  associate,  as  my  intimate  friends  ?     What 
are  the  prospects  for  another  world,  of  those,  in  whose  company 
I  most  delight? 

4.  What  influence  has  my  example,  upon  my  friends  and  ac- 
quaintances ?     Is  it  holy,  or  unholy  ?     Will  it  save,  or  destroy  ? 

5.  How  far  am  I  governed  by  a  regard  to  the  opinions,  the 
customs,  and  the  fashions  of  the  world?     Had  I  rather  be  re- 
garded as  polite  and  fashionable,  than  as  meek  and  holy  ? 

6.  Do  I  esteem  it  a  privilege  to  deny  myself  for  Christ's  sake  ? 
And  is  it  a  pleasure,  rather  than  a  grief,  to  be  asked  to  contribute 
to  advance  his  kingdom? 

7.  Do  I  study  the  Bible  ?     Do  I  understand  and  prize,  above 
all  price,  its  glorious  doctrines  ?     Do  its  precepts  regulate  my 

ntercourse  with  men,  and  my  communion  with  God  ? 

8.  Do  I  perform  the  duty  of  secret  prayer  ?     How  often,  and 


QUESTIONS   FOR   SELF-EXAMINATION.  15 

with  what  spirit  ?     Is  my  enjoyment  in  these  seasons  so  great, 
that  I  can  truly  say,  My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  living  God 

—  when  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  God  ? 

9.  How  do  I  spend  the  Sabbath  ?     Is  it,  to  me,  a  day  holy  to 
the  Lord,  and  honorable  ?     How  much  of  its  time  do  I  waste  in 
indolence  —  how  much  devote  to  business  —  how  much  to  dress 

—  how  much  to  my  soul  ? 

10.  Do  I  strive,  at  all  times,  to  act  from  a  fixed  regard  to  the 
glory  of  God  —  to  resist  and  overcome  sin  ?     And  am  I  willing, 
when  I  pray  for  knowledge,  zeal,  self-denial  and  holiness,  that 
my  prayers  should  be  answered?     And  do  I  prove  that  I  am 
thus  willing,  by  a  diligent  use  of  means  for  the  attainment  of 
these  blessings  ? 

11.  What  are  the  feelings  that  I  cherish  towards  the  Church? 
How  do  I  speak  of  its  officers,  its  members,  its  proceedings,  its 
plans  of  doing  good,  and  its  covenant  obligations  ?     Had  I  rather 
suffer,  if  need  be,  than  be  the  occasion  of  injuring  its  influence 
and  of  bringing  it  into  reproach  ? 

12.  Do  I,  in  my  dependence  on  the  Holy  Spirit,  govern  my 
temper,  subdue  my  passions,  and  quell  a  spirit  of  complaining  of 
those  around  me,  and  of  fault  finding  with  my  brethren  ?     Am  I 
of  a  meek,  a  forgiving,  and  forbearing  temper  ?     And  is  there, 
in  my  tongue,  the  law  of  kindness  ? 

13.  If  a  parent,  are  my  children  baptized  —  instructed  in  the 
truth  —  commended  to  God  in  prayer,  and  educated  for  eter- 
nity? 

14.  What  proportion  of  my  worldly  property  do  I  sanctify  to 
the  Lord  ?     In  what  do  I  deny  myself,  for  the  purpose  of  doing 
good? 

15.  What  poor  child  of  God  have  I  ever  made  comfortable 
and   happy?      To  how  many  widows  and  orphans  —  to  how 
many  perishing  heathen,  will  the  Saviour  point,  in  the  last  day, 
and  say  unto  me,  Inasmuch  as  ye  did  that  deed  of  charity  unto 
one  of  the  least  of  these,  ye  did  it  unto  me  ? 

16.  Do  I  love  the  souls  of  sinners  ?     Do  I  feel  for  them,  as  did 


16  QUESTIONS   FOR   SELF-EXAMINATION. 

the  Man  of  Sorrows,  when  he  looked  upon  the  city  abandoned 
of  its  God  ?  Is  there  one  to  whom  I  am  faithful,  and  for  whose 
conversion  I  feel  intense  anxiety  ? 

17.  Am  I  interested  in  the  weekly  Prayer  Meetings  —  the 
Monthly  Concert  —  the   Sabbath  School?     And  do  I  sustain 
them,  by  my  presence,  my  influence,  and  my  heavenly  minded- 
ness  ? 

1 8.  Is  my  zeal  periodical,  or  constant  ?     Is  it  for  self,  or  for 
Christ  ?     Do  I  realize  my  infinite  ill  desert  as  a  rebel  against 
God,  and  humble  myself  at  the  foot  of  the  cross  ;  pleading,  what- 
ever be  my  petition,  Do  thou  it,  for  THY  NAME'S  sake  ? 

19.  Do  I  realize  that  I  am  to  live  but  once?     That  the  char- 
acter I  form  here,  whether  holy  or  sinful,  will  be  mine  forever  ? 
that  the  influence  I  am  exerting  will  be  felt  when  I  am  dead  ? 

20.  Do  I  live  as  though  I  was  bought  with  blood;  and  had 
given  myself  to  Jesus  Christ  ?     Is  it  my  prayer,  in  sickness  or 
health,  joy  or  sorrow,  life  or  death,  Thy  ivill,  0  God,  be  done  ? 


HISTORICAL   SKETCHES 


PARISH   AND    CHURCH. 


i. 

ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  SOUTH  PARISH. 

THE  town  of  Andover,  embracing  the  present  towns  of  Andover 
and  North  Andover,  and  the  south  portion  of  the  city  of  Law- 
rence, was  settled  as  early  as  1643.  "  The  Church  of  Andover  " 
was  organized  Oct.  24, 1645.  The  first  meeting-house  was  built 
near  the  old  burying  ground  in  North  Andover,  and  stood  till 
1711.  The  larger  portion  of  the  inhabitants,  for  several  years 
after  the  settlement,  resided  in  that  part  of  the  town.  When, 
however,  in  1707,  it  was  thought  necessary  to  build  a  new  meet- 
ing-house, the  votes  of  the  town  show  that  the  bulk  of  population 
was  in  the  southerly  part.  For,  "  Sept.  9,  1707,  voted  to  set  the 
meeting-house  on  the  spot  of  ground  near  the  wood  called  Holt's 
wood,  where  the  cross-paths  meet  at  the  south-west  corner  of 
George  Abbot's  ground."  Forty-five  residents  and  proprietors 
immediately  petitioned  to  the  General  Court  against  this  vote,  al- 
leging that  the  spot  was  not  central,  that  the  consent  of  the  pro- 
prietors had  not  been  obtained,  and  that  such  a  distance  would 
2* 


18  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

greatly  incommode  the  Rev.  Mr.  Barnard,  who  lived  near  the 
old  meeting-house.  Dec.  29,  1707,  the  town  appointed  a  com- 
mittee "  to  attend  the  gentlemen  of  the  General  Court's  Com- 
mittee, to  view  the  places,  and  reply  to  allegations  of  the  peti- 
tioners." Feb.  27,  1708,  commissioners  were  chosen  to  take  the 
valuation  of  the  state  of  the  town,  in  obedience  to  an  act  of  the 
General  Court.  On  taking  a  vote,  the  same  day,  to  see  if  the 
town  would  set  the  meeting-house  differently,  the  same  spot  was 
chosen  as  before.  Another  attempt  was  made  to  reverse  the 
decision  Oct.  12,  1708,  but  it  was  "voted  to  build  in  'the  same 
place  :  88  votes,  casting  vote  was  number  24."  After  another 
hearing  before  the  General  Court,  that  body  ordered,  Nov.  2, 
1 708,  that  the  town  be  "  forthwith  divided  into  two  distinct  pre- 
cincts, and  that  Col.  [Francis]  Wainwright,  Maj.  [Stephen] 
Sewall,  Maj.  [Henry]  Somersby,  and  Nehemiah  Jewett,  Esq., 
be  a  committee  to  perform  that  division  and  make  it  equal  for 
north  and  south  precincts,  within  the  space  of  two  months,  next 
coming,  unless  in  the  interim  the  town  agree  thereon  and  make 
it  themselves,  and  that  thereupon  the  north  division  take  the 
present  meeting-house  and  repair  and  add  to  it  as  they  please. 

"  That  there  be  forthwith  laid  out  for  the  minister  of  the  south 
precinct  fourteen  acres  of  land  for  a  house  lot,  and  forty  acres 
at  a  further  distance,  part  of  it  lowland,  to  make  meadow,  of  the 
common  land  in  said  precinct,  which  will  make  them  equal  to  the 
other  division,  to  be  for  the  use  of  the  ministry  forever. 

"  That  the  inhabitants  and  proprietors  of  the  south  division 
build  a  convenient  meeting-house  for  their  own  use,  and  a  minis- 
try house. 

"  Upon  all  which  Mr.  Barnard,  the  present  minister,  shall 
declare  his  choice  of  which  congregation  he  will  officiate  in,  and 
that  precinct,  north  or  south,  shall  fully  and  wholly  perform  the 
past  contract  of  the  town  with  him,  and  the  other  precinct  or 
division  of  the  town  shall  call  and  settle  another  minister  for 
themselves. 

"  And  the  inhabitants  of  the  respective  precincts  and  divisions 


ORGANIZATION   OF   THE    SOUTH   PARISH.  19 

are  hereby  impowered  to  make  choice  of  some  discreet  persons 
among  themselves,  as  committees,  to  manage  and  govern  their 
affairs  with  respect  to  building  a  meeting-house  and  ministry 
house,  the  making  assessments  to  defray  the  charge  thereof,  and 
for  the  support  of  the  ministry,  and  to  appoint  collectors  to  gather 
the  same ;  —  and  are  advised  and  directed  to  proceed  in  these 
several  articles  with  that  peace  and  friendship,  one  towards 
another,  that  they  may  honor  religion  and  the  government,  and 
themselves." 

The  committee  thus  appointed  ran  the  following  boundary 
line,  as  reported  to  the  General  Court,  April  12,  1709  :  "  Begin- 
ning at  a  great  pitch  pine  tree,  near  Merrimack  River,  marked 
with  stones  about  it,  and  the  west  corner  of  Richard  Barker's 
land,  and  is  said  to  be  the  bounds  between  his  land  and  John  Gut- 
terson's  land,  so  called,  from  said  pine  tree  on  a  straight  line  to 
a  stake  and  heap  of  stones  about  it  at  the  corner  bounds  between 
Walter  Wright  and  Hooker  Osgood,  and  from  thence  on  a  straight 
line  to  a  white  oak  tree  marked  A  and  R,  being  a  bound  tree  be- 
tween said  town  of  Andover  and  Reading,  with  stones  about  it, 
standing  on  a  hill  known  as  Osgood's  Hill." 

A  protracted  controversy  ensued  with  regard  to  six  or  seven 
persons  whose  dwelling-houses  were  near  this  line.  The  points 
in  contention  were  settled  by  mutual  agreement  Nov.  7,  1711. 
The  line  was  renewed  by  a  mutual  committee  of  the  parishes, 
Oct.  7,  1754. 

The  town  delaying,  if  not  refusing,  to  lay  out  the  land  and 
lot  ordered  by  the  General  Court,  that  body,  on  petition  of  the 
south  precinct,  appointed,  F'eb.  16,  1710,  the  committee  above 
mentioned  to  do  it.  Nov.  7,  1710,  the  south  precinct  petitioned 
also  that  Mr.  Barnard  might  be  directed  to  choose  his  precinct, 
and  the  General  Court  desired  him  "  to  do  so  before  the  eleventh 
of  December,  or  that  then  the  south  precinct  provide  for  them- 
selves." Mr.  Barnard  remained  in  the  north  precinct. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  new  precinct  was  warned  by  John 
Abbot,  Joseph  Ballard,  George  Abbot,  Francis  Dane,  John 


20 


HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 


Russ  and  William  Lovejoy,  and  was  held  June  20,  1709. 
Henry  Holt  was  its  Moderator,  and  George  Abbot  was  chosen 
the  Clerk. 


OFFICERS    OF    THE    PARISH. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  successive  Moderators  of  the  An- 
nual Meeting,  Clerks,  Treasurers,  and  Assessors,  of  the  Parish, 
to  the  present  date  :  * 


MODERATORS. 


1 709  Francis  Dane. 

1710  Ens.  William  Lovejoy. 

1711  Capt.  Joseph  Chandler. 

1713  Ens.  Francis  Dane. 

1714  Lieut.  William  Lovejoy. 

1715  Dea.  John  Abbot. 

1716  »         « 

1717  Lieut.  Francis  Dane. 

1718  Sergt.  William  Chandler. 

1719  Dea.  John  Abbot. 

1720  Lieut.  Francis  Dane.  " 

1721  Dea.  Nehemiah  Abbot. 

1722  Stephen  Osgood. 

1723  Dea.  Nehemiah  Abbot. 

1724  "  " 

1725  Ens.  John  Chandler. 

1726  "  " 

1727  Dea.  Nehemiah  Abbot. 

1728  "  " 

1729  Ens.  John  Chandler. 

1730  "  " 

1731  "  " 

1732  «  " 

1733  Capt.  John  Chandler. 


1 734  Dea.  Nehemiah  Abbot. 

1 735  Lieut  William  Lovejoy. 

1736  Stephen  Osgood. 

1737  Capt.  John  Chandler. 

1738  "  " 

1739  Dea.  Nehemiah  Abbot. 
1 749  Ens.  George  Abbot. 

1741  Zebadiah  Chandler. 

1742  Lieut.  George  Abbot. 

1 743  Capt.  William  Lovejoy. 

1 744  Capt.  Joseph  Sibson. 

1745  Zebadiah  Chandler. 

1746  Capt.  George  Abbot. 

1747  Ens.  John  Foster. 

1748  "  " 

1749  Ens.  Ebenezer  Abbot. 

1 750  Ens.  John  Foster. 

1751  Mr.  Isaac  Abbot. 

1752  Ens.  John  Foster. 

1 753  Mr.  John  Foster. 

1754  Capt.  George  Abbot. 

1755  Timothy  Ballard. 

1756  Capt.  George  Abbot. 

1757  Dea.  Isaac  Abbot. 


OFFICERS   OF   THE   PARISH. 


21 


1758  Mr.  William  Chandler. 

1 759  Capt.  John  Foster. 

1760  "  " 

1761  -       "  " 

1762  Mr.  Timothy  Ballard. 

1763  Capt.  John  Foster. 

1764  Capt.  George  Abbot. 

1765  Capt.  John  Foster. 

1766  George  Abbot,  Esq. 

1767  "  « 

1768  »  " 

1769  "  " 

1770  "  « 

1771  Mr.  Joshua  Holt. 

1772  "         " 

1773  Col.  George  Abbot. 

1774  Mr.  Joshua  Holt. 

1775  Col.  George  Abbot. 

1776  Capt.  Joshua  Holt. 

1777  "  " 

1778  "  " 

1779  Capt.  Henry  Abbot. 

1 780  Capt.  Joshua  Holt. 

1781  Mr.  Nehemiah  Abbot 

1782  Mr.  Philemon  Chandler. 

1 783  Capt.  Henry  Abbot 

1784  Mr.  Philemon  Chandler. 

1 785  Joshua  Holt,  Esq. 

1786  Mr.  Nehemiah  Abbot. 

1787  Joshua  Holt,  Esq. 

1788  "          " 

1789  Mr.  Philemon  Chandler. 

1 790  Mr.  Nehemiah  Abbot. 

1791  Capt.  Daniel  Poor. 

1792  Mr.  Philemon  Chandler. 

1793  Capt.  John  L.  Abbot. 

1 794  Mr.  Nehemiah  Abbot. 

1795  Joshua  Holt,  Esq. 

1796  Mr.  Nehemiah  Abbot. 
J797  Lieut.  Zebadiah  Holt. 

1798  Mr.  Nehemiah  Abbot. 

1 799  Joshua  Holt,  Esq. 

1800  Capt.  Zebadiah  Holt. 

1801  "     " 


1802  Mr.  Nehemiah  Abbot 

1803  Capt.  Zebadiah  Holt 

1804  "     " 

1805  "     " 

1806  Dea.  Daniel  Poor. 

1807  "        " 

1808  Col.  David  Wood. 

1809  Mr.  Joseph  Phelps. 

1810  Mr.  Amos  Blanchard. 

1811  John  Kneeland,  Esq. 

1812  Mr.  Amos  Blanchard. 

1813  Capt.  Solomon  Holt. 

1814  Mr.  Joseph  Phelps. 

1815  Mr.  Amos  Blanchard. 

1816  Mark  Newman,  Esq. 

1817  Amos  Blanchard,  Esq. 

1818  Dea.  Mark  Newman. 

1819  Mark  Newman,  Esq. 

1820  "  " 

1821  "  " 

1822  "  " 

1823  Maj.  Nathaniel  Poor. 

1824  Mr.  Enoch  Frye. 

1825  Mr.  Amos  Abbott. 

1826  Capt.  Benjamin  Jenkins. 

1827  Capt.  Timothy  Flagg. 

1828  "  " 

1829  "  " 
1330                    "  " 

1831  "  " 

1832  Capt.  Thomas  C.  Foster. 

1833  Dea.  Mark  Newman. 

1 834  Dea.  Paschal  Abbot. 

1835  "  " 

1836  Joseph  Rice. 

1837  Capt  Thomas  C.  Foster. 

1838  Albert  Abbott 

1839  Maj.  Joseph  Rice. 

1840  Capt.  Thomas  C.  Foster. 

1841  Capt.  Joshua  Ballard. 

1842  Nathan  W.  Ilazen,  Esq. 

1843  Maj.  Joseph  Rice. 

1844  N.  W.  Hazen,  Esq. 

1845  Thomas  C.  Foster. 


22 


HISTORICAL    SKETCHES. 


1846  Asa  A.  Abbot. 

1847  Capt.  Thomas  C.  Foster. 

1848  "  « 

1849  Dea.  Joseph  Cummings. 

1850  William  Pierce. 

1851  Hon.  Amos  Abbott. 

1852  "  " 


1853  Joseph  Rice. 

1854  Albert  Abbott. 

1855  C.  G.  McNeil. 

1856  John  H.  Manning. 

1857  Hon.  Amos  Abbott. 

1858  Capt.  Thomas  C.  Foster. 

1859  "  " 


CLERKS. 


George  Abbot, 
John  Abbot, 
Ebenezer  Abbot, 
Thomas  Abbot, 
George  Abbot, 
Joshua  Holt, 
Henry  Abbot,  Jr., 
Isaac  Abbot,  Jr., 
John  L.  Abbot, 


1709-1726. 
1727-1731. 
1732-1741. 
1742-1762. 
1763-1765. 
1766-1767. 
1768-1777. 
1778-1793. 
1794-1802. 


Ezra  Abbot, 
Amos  Abbott, 
Abraham  J.  Gould, 
John  Flint, 
Mark  H.  Newman, 
Nathaniel  Swift,  Jr., 
Henry  W.  Abbot, 
William  Pierce, 
Edward  Taylor, 


1803-1810. 
1811-1820. 
1821-1827. 
1828-1831. 
1832-1836. 
1837-1843. 
1844-1845. 
1846-1848. 
1849-1859. 


TREASURERS. 


Nehemiah  Abbot, 
George  Abbot, 
Josiah  Chandler, 
George  Abbot, 
Isaac  Abbot, 
Henry  Abbot, 
Barachias  Abbot, 
John  Abbot, 
Henry  Abbot,  Jr., 
Nehemiah  Abbot, 
John  Abbot,  4th, 


1710-1729. 
1730-1735. 
1736-1740. 
1741-1754. 
1755. 

1756-1757. 
1758-1760. 
1761-1764. 
1765-1769. 
1770-1773. 
1774-1779. 


Samuel  Abbot, 
Zebadiah  Abbot, 
Ephraim  Abbot, 
Samuel  A.  Kneeland, 
Wiliiam  Foster, 
Mark  Newman, 
Timothy  Flagg, 
Joseph  Richardson, 
Aaron  Green, 
Joseph  Rice, 


1780-1788. 
1789-1790. 
1791-1802. 
1803-1804. 
1805-1810. 
1811-1827. 
1828-1832. 
1833-1834. 
1835-1844. 
1845-1859. 


OFFICERS   OF   THE   PARISH.  23 


ASSESSORS. 

YRS. 

1709  John  Abbot,  1710,  2 

1709  Henry  Holt,  1710-15,  7 

1709  George  Abbot,  1710-26,  18 

1709  Francis  Dane,  1711,  16,  3 

1709  William  Foster,  1710,  11,  20,  4 

1709  Nehemiah  Abbot,  1710-13,  25,  26,  7 

1709  John  Chandler,  1710,  12,  17-23,  33,  35,  40,  13 

1712  Jonathan  Blanchard,  1 

1713  William  Chandler,  1 

1713  John  Johnson,  1723,  2 

1714  Thomas  Chandler,  Sr.,  1715,  16,  3 
1714  Nathaniel  Abbot,  1715,  16,  19,  4 
1714  James  Johnson,  1715,  18,  3 

1716  John  Abbot,  Jr.,  1717,  18,  21,  22,  28,  6 

1717  Thomas  Chandler,  Jr.,  1722,  24,  29,  4 
1717  William  Lovejoy,  Jr.,  1718,  26,  27,  34,  5 
1719  Thomas  Blanchard,  1720,  21,  25,  4 
1719  Hezekiah  Ballard,  1724,  30,  36,  37,  5 

1722  George  Holt,  1723-25,  4 

1723  Ephraim  Abbot,  1724,  25,  32,  36,  5 
1726  Ebenezer  Abbot,  1727-30,33,40,  44,45,48,51,55,  12 

1726  Josiah  Chandler,  1727,  28,  30-34,43,  9 

1727  Abraham  Foster,  1 

1727  Samuel  Blanchard,  1 

1728  Stephen  Abbot,  1 

1728  Barachias  Farnum,  1 734,  2 

1729  Nicholas  Holt,  1 

1729  Sherebiah  Ballard,  1731,  39,  43,  4 

1730  Jonathan  Abbot,  1734,  2 

1730  Zebadiah  Chandler,  1732,  2 

1731  Timothy  Holt,  1 
1731  George  Abbot,  Jr.,  1732,  33,  35,  39,  52,  6 

1731  Samuel  Phelps,  Jr.,  1737,  38,  3 

1732  Timothy  Mooar,  1 

1733  Henry  Lovejoy,  1 

1734  Zebadiah  Abbot,  1735-39,  41,  48,  50,  53,  54,  11 

1735  Timothy  Abbot,  1736-38,  41,  5 

1735  John  Foster,  1741-46,  51,  52,  9 

1736  William  Wardwell,  1 

1737  Thomas  Abbot,  1738-46,  50-54,  15 

1738  John  Lovejoy, 


HISTORICAL   SKETCHES, 


1 739  David  Abbot, 

1 740  John  Holt, 

1740  David  Blunt,  1744, 

1741  Thomas  Holt, 

1742  Philemon  Chandler, 
1742  John  Dane,  1744,  59,  64, 

1742  Isaac  Abbot, 

1743  Timothy  Ballard,  1748,  50,  57, 
1745  Joseph  Foster, 

1745  Henry  Phelps, 

1 746  John  Russell, 
1746  Samuel  Abbot, 

1746  Barachias  Abbot,  1756,  58,  60-63, 

1747  Humphrey  Holt, 
1747  Timothy  Chandler, 
1747  James  Russell, 

1747  Henry  Abbot,  1749,  56, 

1748  Josiah  Ballard, 

1748  Nathan  Chandler,  1750,  52, 

1749  Samuel  Lovejoy, 

1 749  Isaac  Blunt,  1 755,  59,  64, 

1749  John  Abbott,  Jr., 

1749  Obadiah  Johnson,  1751,  53,  55, 

1750  Joseph  Bigsby, 

1751  Ebenezer  Lovejoy,  Jr., 

1751  Joseph  Russell, 

1752  Daniel  Mooar, 

1753  John  Abbot,  3d, 

1754  Thomas  Phelps, 
1754  Samuel  Ames, 

1754  Isaac  Osgood,  1  758, 

1755  John  Holt,  Jr., 

1755  John  Lovejoy, 

1756  Stephen  Blanchard, 

1 756  George  Abbot,  Jr.,  1 75  7, 

1756  Thomas  Holt,  Jr.,  1758,  59, 

1757  Joseph  Blanchard, 
1757  Asa  Abbot,  1765,  67-71, 
1757  Nathan  Abbot, 

1757  Hezekiah  Stiles, 

1758  Samuel  Phelps,  1763,  64, 

1758  Joshua  Holt,  Sr.,  1759,  61,  74-76, 

1759  Zebadiah  Johnson, 

1760  Benjamin  Holt, 


OFFICERS   OF   THE   PARISH.  25 

1760  Timothy  Mooar,  Jr.,  1 

1760  Philemon  Chandler,  Jr.,  62,  63,  3 

1761  Jonathan  Holt,  1 
1761  Thomas  Abbot,  Jr.,  1 

1761  Hezekiah  Ballard,  1 

1762  Nehemiah  Abbot,  Jr.,  1763,  64,  68-70,  75,  7 
1762  Josiah  Blanchard,  1 
1762  Henry  Abbot,  Jr.,  1763,  64,  66,  4 
1765  Benjamin  Ames,  1766,  67,  3 

1767  John  Abbot,  5th,  1766,  67,  3 

1 768  William  Abbot,  1 7 72-74,  7 7,  5 

1769  Moses  Abbot,  1770-74,  76-80,  11 
1771  Zebadiah  Abbot,  1 
1773  William  Foster,  1774,  75,  3 
1776  Daniel  Poor,  1777-79,  4 
1 7  :S  Ephraim  Abbot,  1 7  79,  80,  3 

1780  Benjamin  Mooar,  1 

1781  Barachias  Abbot,  Jr.,  1782-4,  4 
1781  Isaac  Abbot,  Jr.,  1782,  2 
1781  Jonathan  Abbot,  1783-4,  4 
1783  Jacob  Osgood,  1784,  2 
1785  John  L.  Abbot,  1786-94,  96,  11 
1 785  Timothy  Abbot,  1 786-88,  4 
1785  Zebadiah  Holt,  1786— 90,  96,  97,  8 
1789  Nehemiah  Abbot,  Jr.,  1790—94,  6 
1791  Ezra  Abbot,  1792,  94,  96-1802.  10 
1793  Jonathan  Cummings,  1 
1795  Zebadiah  Chandler,  1 
1795  David  Gray,  1798-1804,  3 
1795  Moses  Abbot,  Jr.,  1 

1797  Joshua  Chandler,  Jr.,  1 

1798  Zebadiah  Abbot,  1799-1802,  4 
1803  David  Abbot,  1804-6,  4 
1803  Solomon  Holt,  1804-7,  5 

1805  Joseph  Stevens,  1 

1806  Joseph  Phelps,  1807-9,  4 

1807  Job  Abbot,  1808-17,  29-32,  15 

1808  Hermon  Abbot,  1809-21,  14 

1810  Enoch  Frye,  1 

1811  Stephen  Abbot,  1812-22,  12 
1818  Benjamin  Jenkins,  Jr.,  1819-23,  6 

1822  James  Abbot,  1823-25,  4 

1823  Amos  Abbott,  1724,  25,  4 

1824  Joshua  Ballard,  1825-27,  49,  5 

3 


26  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

1826  Jolm  Flint,  1827-31,  6 

1826  Elijah  L.  Herrick,  1 

1827  Paschal  Abbot,  1828,  2 

1828  Abraham  J.  Gould,  1829,  30,  3 

1831  Joseph  Holt,  Jr.,  1832-34,  .  4 

1832  Nathaniel  Whittier,  1833,  34,  3 

1833  Asa  A.  Abbot,  1834-36,  42-44,  50-59,  17 
1836  Joseph  Rice,  1837,  2 

1836  Albert  Abbott,  1837-41,  6 

1837  Jonas  Holt,  1838-41,  5 

1838  Abel  Blanchard,  1839-41,  4 
1842  Jacob  Chickering,  1843,  2 
1842  John  Abbot,  1843,  44,  3 

1844  Nathan  B.  Abbott,  1845,  2 

1845  Eben  P.  Higgins,  1846-48,  4 

1845  David  Baker,  1846,  2 

1846  Sylvester  Abbot,  1 

1847  Mencies  C.  Andrews,  I 

1847  Hartwell  B.  Abbot,  1848,  2 

1848  John  H.  Manning,  1849,  2 

1849  Samuel  Cogswell,  1 

1850  David  I.  C.  Hidden,  1851,  52,  3 
1850  John  L.  Abbot,  1851,  52,  3 
1853  Dean  Holt,  1 

1853  Nathan  W.  Hazen,  1854-56,  4 

1854  William  H.  Foster,  1855-56,  3 
1857  Jonathan  Taylor,  1 

1857  Timothy  Abbot,  1858-59,  3 

1858  William  Abbot,  1859,  2 


MEETING-HOUSES.  27 

II. 

i 

MEETING-HOUSES. 

The  first  business  of  the  precinct  was  "  to  see  whether  we  can 
agree  where  to  set  our  new  Meeting-House."  Some  action  had 
doubtless  been  taken  concerning  its  erection  previously  to  the 
incorporation  of  the  Parish.  It  was  accepted  Oct.  18,  1709, 
"  where  it  now  is  raised  and  stands,  viz. :  at  ye  Rock  on  the  west 
side  of  Roger  brook."1  £108  were  levied  to  defray  the  charges 
of  building.  It  was  occupied  for  worship,  January  1710.  No 
account  of  its  size  and  style  is  preserved.  "  Young  men  and 
maids  had  liberty  to  build  seats  round  in  the  galleries  on  their 
own  charge."  In  "  seating  the  meeting-house "  the  committee 
appointed  for  the  purpose  were  to  act  "  according  to  their  best 
and  soundest  judgment,  having  respect  to  money  and  age." 
May  12,  1734,  was  the  last  Sabbath  of  worship  in  the  old  house. 
Mr.  Phillips  preached  from  John  14  :  31  1.  c.  "Arise,  let  us  go 
hence." 

A  vote  was  obtained  in  1731,  to  "make  an  addition  of  room 
within  the  present  meeting-house."  April  1732,  it  was  decided 
to  make  the  addition  on  the  outside  of  the  house.  This  decision 
was  reconsidered  June  6,  1732,  and  it  was  "voted  and  passed, 
that  the  precinct  will  build  a  new  meeting-house  upon  the  school- 
house  hill:  known  and  commonly  called  Roger's  hill."1  An 
attempt  was  made  in  March  of  the  following  year  to  set  the 

1  The  rock  here  mentioned  was  near  the  site  of  the  present  Centre  School 
House,  and  was  removed  in  the  year  1844. 

It  should  seem  that  this  brook  took  its  name  from  an  Indian,  in  whose  favor, 
in  the  original  grant  of  the  town,  the  following  reservation  was  made:  "Pro- 
vided, that  the  Indian  called  ROGER,  and  his  company,  may  have  liberty  to 
take  alewives  in  Cochichewick  River,  for  their  own  eating:  but  if  they  either 
spoil  or  steal  any  corn  or  other  fruit,  to  any  considerable  value,  of  the  inhabi- 
tants, the  liberty  of  taking  fish  shall  forever  cease ;  and  the  said  Roger  is  still 
to^enjoy  four  acres  of  ground,  where  now  he  plants." — Col.  Records. 


28  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

house  in  the  centre  of  the  precinct,  and  the  spot  proposed  was 
"the  westerly  end  of  Dea.  Jno.  Abbot's  lot."  Twenty-four 
votes  were  cast  for  this  spot,  and  sixty-five  against  it.  The 
committee  for  carrying  on  the  work  of  this  house  were  Barachias 
Farnum,  Benjamin  Abbot,  Zebadiah  Chandler,  Timothy  Holt, 
Henry  Holt,  Dea.  John  Abbot,  Timothy  Mooar,  Dea.  Nehemiah 
Abbot,  and  John  Chandler.  Five  members  of  the  committee 
were  made  a  quorum.  They  seem  not  to  have  troubled  them- 
selves or  the  precinct  with  a  comparison  of  many  plans.  It  was 
simply  determined  to  build  the  new  house  "  after  the  same  form 
and  fashion  "  as  the  old.  Its  size  was  fixed  by  a  second  vote  at 
"  thirty  feet  between  plate  and  sill,  and  forty -four  feet  wide, 
and  fifty-six  feet  in  length."  Mr.  Phillips  preached  the  first 
sermon  in  it  May  19,  1734,  from  1  Chron.  29:13,  14.  The 
delicate  matter  of  "  seating  the  meeting-house  "  was  the  occasion 
of  several  parish  meetings  during  the  whole  year  following. 
The  proposition  to  sell  pews  was  decisively  dismissed.  The 
lease  of  seats  was  once  voted,  but  afterwards  refused.  It  was 
proposed  to  seat  "  altogether  by  age,"  but  it  "  passed  on  the 
negative."  The  privilege  that  the  tax-payers  should  take  their 
seats  "  according  as  the  money  was  cast  up  by  one  head  and  rate 
of  personal  estate,"  was  denied.  Finally,  the  matter  was  ad- 
justed by  appointing  one  committee  "  to  dignify  seats  and  pews," 
and  another  committee  to  seat  them  "  by  their  judgment,  having 
respect  to  money  and  age."  The  report  of  this  committee  was  ac- 
cepted, with  but  eight  dissentients.  This  mode  was  adopted  sub- 
stantially till  1757.  That  year,  permission  was  given  to  tax-pay- 
ers to  choose  their  own  pews,  according  to  their  rates,  but  this 
significant  qualification  was  ordered  :  "  to  take  off  the  money  that 
is  paid  for  negroes,  and  not  allow  their  masters  that  money  to 
seat  upon."  In  1761  several  changes  were  made  in  the  arrange- 
ment and  number  of  pews.  The  next  year  pews  were  sold,  and 
the  highest  tax-payers  were  given  the  choice ;  thirty-three  were 
sold,  and  the  following  persons  were  the  purchasers,  in  the  order 
of  their  assessments  "  in  the  last  province  rate  :"  John  Foster, 


MEETING-HOUSES.  29 

Thomas  Holt,  George  Abbot,  Zeb.  Abbot,  Henry  Abbot,  Samuel 
Abbot,  James  Parker,  Timothy  Ballard,  Timothy  Chandler,  John 
Abbot,  Isaac  Blunt,  Timothy  Holt,  Nathan  Chandler,  Samuel 
Jenkins,  Timothy  Mooar,  Samuel  Osgood,  Ebenezer  Lovejoy, 
Jonathan  Abbot,  Jr.,  Zebadiah  Chandler,  Isaac  Abbot,  Jr.,  Isaac 
Lovejoy,  John  Holt,  Jr.,  Joseph  Russel,  Samuel  Blanchard,  John 
Fisk,  William  Abbot,  Jonathan  Abbot,  3d,  Joseph  Sibson,  Sam- 
uel Phelps,  Isaac  Osgood,  Nehemiah  Abbot,  heirs  of  William 
Lovejoy,  deceased,  Joshua  Holt,  Jr.  The  other  seats  in  the 
house  continued  to  be  chosen  by  the  highest  tax-payers  as 
before.  The  scholars  in  Phillips  Academy  were  allowed,  in 
1781,  "the  three  back  seats  in  the  lower  front  gallery." 

The  following  graphic  description  of  this  house,  as  it  appeared 
to  one  of  these  scholars,  is  taken  from  a  letter  of  Hon.  Josiah 
Quincy  to  Mrs.  H.  B.  Stowe  : 

"  It  was  surrounded  by  horse-blocks  innumerable,  with  a  dis- 
proportionate number  of  sheds ;  —  for  the  pillion  was  the  ladies' 
travelling  delight,  and  alone  or  in  pairs,  with  their  husbands  or 
fathers,  they  seldom  failed  to  come  trooping  to  their  devotions. 
The  church  itself  was  a  shingled  mass,  lofty,  and,  I  should  think, 
containing  twice  the  area  of  its  successor.  This,  however,  may 
be  the  exaggeration  of  my  boyish  fancy,  but  it  had  three  lofty 
stories,  with  three  galleries  in  the  interior,  always  densely  filled 
with  apparently  pious  zeal,  and  earnest  listeners.  In  the  left 
hand  gallery  sat  the  ladies,  in  the  right  the  gentlemen,  in  the 
midst  of  whom  and  in  front  sat  the  tything  man,  with  his  white 
pole  three  or  four  cubits  in  length,  the  emblem  of  his  dignity 
and  power,  and  in  his  right  hand  a  short  hazel  rod,  which,  ever 
and  anon,  in  the  midst  of  the  sermon,  to  the  awakening  and  alarm 
of  the  whole  congregation,  he  would,  with  the  whole  force  of  his 
arm,  bring  down  with  a  ringing  slap  on  the  front  of  the  gallery, 
shaking  it,  at  the  same  time,  with  a  terrific  menace,  at  two  or 
three  frightened  urchins  who  were  whispering  or  playing  in  a 
corner.  In  a  square  box  in  front  of  the  pulpit  sat  the  Deacons, 
one  of  whom  had  pen,  ink  and  paper,  and  was  carefully  taking 
3* 


80  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

the  heads  of  the  preacher's  discourse,  preparing  documentary 
evidence,  either  that  the  sermon  was  old,  or  its  doctrines  new,  cr 
consonant  with  the  orthodox  platform.  In  the  front  gallery  sat 
Precenter  Ames,  or  Eames,  with  a  pitch-pipe,  the  token  of  his 
authority,  with  which,  as  soon  as  the  first  line  of  the  Psalm  was 
read,  he  gave  the  note  to  the  choir  of  both  sexes,  —  twenty  or 
thirty  of  each,  —  following  the  Deacon,  reading  line  by  line  in  an 
ecstasy  of  harmony  which  none  but  the  lovers  of  music  realize : 

"  How  pleased  and  blest  was  I 
To  hear  the  people  cry 
Coipe  let  us  worship  God  to-day,  — 
Yes,  with  a  cheerful  zeal 
We  '11  haste  to  Zion's  hill, 
And  there  our  vows  and  homage  pay. 
Zion,  thrice  happy  place,  etc.,  etc. 

And  the  mighty  congregation  seemed  to  realize  their  felicity,  for 
they  joined  the  choir  with  a  will,  realizing  or  exemplifying  the 
happiness  of  which  they  sung.  It  is  true,  as  Washington  Irving 
relates,  concerning  a  like  assembly  in  an  English  country  parish, 
sometimes  when  they  began  — 

"  Come,  let  us  sing  with  one  accord," 

it  was  a  signal  for  parting  company,  and  every  one  setting  up 
for  himself.  Yet,  upon  the  whole,  it  was  an  exciting  scene, 
elevating  and  solemnizing  the  mind,  by  the  multitude  that  took 
part  in  it. 

.  "  The  windows  of  the  vast  building  were  of  diamond-shaped 
glass  panes,  of  rhomboid  form,  in  length  about  three  or  four 
inches,  in  breadth  perhaps  two  or  three.  Opening  like  doors 
outward,  these  windows  were  loose  and  shackling.  In  the  win- 
ter, when  the  north  wind  shook  the  vast  building  with  unmistak- 
able power,  their  rattling  was  often  a  match,  and  sometimes  an 
overmatch,  for  the  voice  of  the  clergyman,  while  the  pious  fe- 
males in  the  pews,  sitting,  for  the  most  part,  on  hard  benches, 
with  small  muffs,  and  their  feet  only  comforted  with  small  stoves, 


31 

or  stockings  over  shoes,  or  heated  bricks,  had  much  ado  through 
their  sufferings  to  keep  their  attention  fixed,  or  the  text  in 
memory,  and  register  the  infinitesimal  heads  into  which  it  was 
divided." 

The  last  time  of  meeting  in  the  second  house  was  April  20, 
1788.  The  last  sermon  was  from  Hag.  1:7,8.  For  thirty- 
two  Sabbaths  afterwards  the  congregation  worshipped  at  the  hall 
of  Phillips  Academy. 

As  early  as  September  1771,  the  parish  began  to  be  agitated 
concerning  a  new  meeting-house.  A  portion  of  the  inhabitants 
were  "  burthened  with  length  of  travel  to^  the  public  worship." 
Several  proposals  concerning  the  division  of  the  parish  on  this 
account  "  were  passed  in  the  negative."  April  14, 1772,  "voted 
to  build  a  new  meeting-house  sufficient  to  accommodate  the  whole 
parish,  and  to  set  it  on  the  eastwardly  side  of  Shawshin  river,  as 
near  the  bridge  called  Holt's  bridge  as  a  convenient  place  may 
be  found,  and  to  build  said  house  in  ten  years  from  this  time." 
The  year  before,  it  had  been  voted  to  set  the  house  on  the  west- 
wardly  side  of  the  bridge,  "  northwest  of  Mr.  Jas.  Holt's  house." 
After  twelve  years  had  passed,  it  was  decided  to  build  "  within  six 
or  eight  rods  where  the  meeting-house  now  stands."  At  the 
same  time,  March  4,  1784,  money  was  raised  and  a  committee 
appointed  to  provide  the  materials.  A  committee  was  chosen 
the  next  year  to  prepare  a  plan  for  the  house.  The  meeting, 
however,  which  chose  this  committee,  was  adjourned  from  time 
to  time  for  almost  three  years,  and  it  was  not  till  Dec.  1787 
that  the  decisive  votes  were  passed  accepting  the  plan  and  the 
proposals  made  to  the  Parish  for  building  the  present  meeting- 
house. The  dimensions  were  to  be  seventy  feet  in  length  and 
fifty-four  feet  in  width,  "  with  a  porch  at  each  end  and  one  in 
front  of  the  house."  The  house  was  modelled  after  that  in  the 
North  Parish.  The  plan  was  revised  and  completed  by  Hon. 
Samuel  Phillips,  Jr.,  Mr.  Joshua  Chandler,  Mr.  Nehemiah  Ab- 
bot, Mr.  Jonathan  Cummings,  Capt.  Jonathan  Abbot,  Capt.  Dan- 
iel Poor,  Mr.  Joseph  Stevens,  Jr.,  Mr.  Joseph  Holt,  and  Capt. 


32  HISTORICAL  SKETCHES. 

Benjamin  Ames.  The  proposals  for  building  were  made  by  the 
same  persons,  adding  Mr.  Isaac  Abbot,  and  excepting  Mr.  Ste- 
vens and  Capt.  Ames,  and  were  accepted  as  follows :  "  The 
abovesaid  undertakers  to  build  said  house  shall  have  the  old 
meeting-house,  £100  in  money,  and  the  pews  in  the  new  meet- 
ing-house." They  "  agree  that  the  work  and  stuff ....  shall  be 
good,  nothing  superfluous,  but  plain  and  neat,  not  have  any 
medallions,  dentals  or  carved  work,  but  to  have  the  window 
frames  and  sashes  painted,  and  the  ground  pinning  as  good  as 
that  of  the  North  Parish."  The  frame  was  raised  May  2Gth 
and  27th,  1788.  The  congregation  met  in  it  for  worship  for  the 
first  time  Dec.  7,  1788.  The  sermon  was  preached  by  Mr. 
French,  from  John  10  :  22,  23.  It  should  seem  that  the  steeple 
of  the  house  was  built  by  subscription.  The  Parish  voted  to 
allow  this  to  be  done.  The  cupola  was  built  by  tax,  in  the 
spring  of  1792.  June  11,  1792,  Samuel  Abbot,  Esq.,  communi- 
cated the  fact  that  from  regard  to  this  his  native  place,  and  out 
of  respect  to  them,  among  whom  he  hoped,  by  leave  of  Provi- 
dence, to  spend  the  remainder  of  his  days,  he  had  procured  a 
bell  of  about  1100  pounds  weight,  and  begged  their  acceptance 
of  the  same.  Samuel  Phillips,  Nehemiah  Abbot  and  Joshua 
Holt  were  appointed  to  convey  to  him  the  thanks  of  the  Parish. 
March  5, 1812,  the  same  person  presented  and  placed  in  the  tower 
of  the  church  a  clock.  In  his  letter  he  says,  "  May  it  prove  a 
convenience  to  yqu  and  your  children  in  the  business  of  life,  and 
a  salutary  monitor  of  a  careful  improvement  of  that  time  which  is 
continually  passing  away,  and  can  never  be  recalled."  This 
bell  cracked  not  long  afterwards,  and  the  present  one  was  bought 
in  the  year  1813.  A  stove  was  procured  for  the  first  time  in 
1821.  A  building  had  been  erected  on  the  site  of  the  present 
school-house  several  years  before,  in  which  the  people  were 
accustomed  to  warm  themselves  at  noon  before  the  open  fire. 

In  the  first  arrangement  of  this  house  the  pulpit  was  on  the 
north  side.  Over  it  hung  a  plain  sounding-board.  The  inscrip- 
tion, Holiness  becometh  thine  house,  0  Lord,  forever  Ps.  xciii.  5, 


MEETING-HOUSE  ERECTED  1788. 


MEETING-HOUSES.  33 

was  conspicuous  above  upon  the  wall,  and  the  three  letters, 
I.  H.  S.,  were  written  upon  the  pulpit  below.  At  the  base  of 
the  pulpit  were  the  Deacons'  seats,  and  near  by  were  a  few 
seats  where  the  aged  gathered  near  to  the  minister.  The  rest 
of  the  lower  floor  was  covered  by  square  pews.  Of  these  there 
were  in  1833  seventy-one.  The  gallery  was  on  three  sides,  and 
a  tier  of  square  pews,  twenty-six  in  number,  extended  its  entire 
length.  Ten  of  these,  in  the  east  and  west  galleries,  were 
erected  in  place  of  long  pews  in  1823.  The  rest  of  the  space 
in  the  gallery  was  occupied  with  the  long  pews,  which  were 
free.  The  square  pews  were  owned  as  private  property. 

In  the  fall  of  1832  the  Parish  appointed  Thomas  C.  Foster, 
Abraham  J.  Gould,  Job  Abbot,  Joseph  Holt,  Jr.,  and  Nathaniel 
Whittier,  to  obtain  a  correct  plan  and  estimate  of  the  expense  of 
altering  the  meeting-house.  The  plan  which  they  presented  was 
adopted,  and  in  Sept.  1833  they  reported  the  actual  cost  of  the 
changes  made  as  $2971.63.  A  committee  consisting  of  William 
Blanchard,  of  Wilmington,  Benjamin  Osgood,  of  Methuen,  and 
Jesse  Kimball,  of  Bradford,  appraised  the  ninety-seven  old  pews 
at  89956,  and  the  136  new  pews,  ninety  below  and  forty-six 
above,  at  $12,978.  Seats,  besides  these,  were  reserved  for  the 
singers.  The  organ  now  in  use  was  purchased  by  the  Parish  in 
1836.  The  clock  within  the  house  was  presented  in  1832  by 
Mrs.  Mary  Ballard.  Various  attempts  have  been  made,  from 
1845  to  the  present  time,  to  remove,  reconstruct  the  old,  as  also 
to  build  a  new  church,  but  the  old  building  still  stands.  The 
front  porch  was  removed  during  the  changes  of  1833.  The 
pulpit,  also,  was  transferred  to  the  west  end,  the  galleries 
changed  to  correspond,  and  the  square  pews  gave  place  to 
the  modern  ones. 

The  vestry  was  built  by  individuals,  in  1815,  at  the  sugges- 
tion of  Rev.  Mr.  Edwards,  and  under  the  direction  of  the  stand- 
ing committee  of  the  Church.  The  Church  appropriated  towards 
finishing  it  $300.  In  1855  it  was  relinquished  by  the  Church  to 
the  Parish.  During  the  autumn  of  that  year  it  was  repaired. 


34  .     HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

III. 

THE  PARSONAGE  AND  THE  MINISTERIAL  FUND. 

The  committee,  appointed  by  the  General  Court  for  the  pur- 
pose, laid  out,  May  24,  1710,  fifty-four  acres  of  land  for  the  use 
of  the  ministry :  one  piece  of  fourteen  acres,  for  a  homestead, 
whose  west  corner  bound  was  a  great  rock,  now  forming  part 
of  the  wall  at  the  north  corner  of  School  and  Central  Streets  — 
a  parcel  of  eight  acres,  adjoining  the  south  end  of  the  first  —  a 
piece  of  swamp  and  upland,  of  twelve  acres,  to  make  a  meadow 
ground,  about  half  a  mile  south-east  of  the  second  —  a  piece,  one 
mile  distant  from  the  ministry  house,  of  twenty  acres,  "  on  a  ris- 
ing ground  where  a  smith's  shop  stood  formerly."  The  ministry 
house  had  been  raised  already,  and  had  been  voted  to  be  "  forty- 
three  feet  long,  twenty  feet  wide,  and  fourteen  feet  stud."  Taxes 
were  levied,  from  time  to  time,  to  clear  the  land  and  break  it  up, 
to  plant  an  orchard,  to  dig  the  well  and  make  the  fences.  Va- 
rious changes  were  made  in  the  house  and  its  outbuildings  by 
the  Parish.  A  committee  was  annually  appointed  to  have  the 
care  of  it,  together  with  that  of  the  other  property.  A  stone 
chimney  was  built  in  it  in  1754.  The  same  year  sash-glass 
took  the  place  of  the  "  diamond-glass,  set  in  lead."  It  was  first 
painted  in  1757.  Thorough  repairs  were  made  in  1773.  As 
early  as  1803  the  Parish  consulted  with  Mr.  French  to  see  if  he 
was  "  willing  that  any  part  of  the  parsonage  land  should  be  sold 
for  house-lots."  That  year  it  was  twice  voted  not  to  sell,  if  Mr. 
French  was  willing.  But  Dec.  25,  1809,  five  months  after  his 
death,  a  committee  was  authorized  to  petition  the  Legislature  for 
liberty  to  sell.  Samuel  Farrar,  Esq.,  was  the  chairman  of  this 
committee,  and  was  appointed  to  present  the  petition  to  the  Leg- 
islature. That  body  passed,  Feb.  16,  1810,  the  following  act,  in 
the  form  drafted  by  the  parish  committee. 

"  An  act  to  authorize  the  sale  of  parsonage  lands,  in  the  South 


THE  PARSONAGE  AND  THE  MINISTERIAL  FUND.    35 

Parish,  in  the  town  of  Andover,  in  the  County  of  Essex,  to 
raise  a  fund  for  the  support  of  the  gospel  ministry,  in  said 
Parish,  and  to  appoint  Trustees  for  the  management  thereof. 

Whereas,  the  inhabitants  of  the  South  Parish,  in  the  town  of 
Andover,  have  petitioned  this  Court  for  liberty  to  sell  their  par- 
sonage or  ministerial  lands  for  the  purpose  of  raising  a  fund  for 
the  support  of  the  gospel  ministry  : 

SEC.  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Represen- 
tatives in  General  Court  assembled,  and  by  the  authority  of  the 
same,  that  Samuel  Farrar,  Joshua  Chandler,  Benjamin  Jenkins, 
Daniel  Cummings,  Jacob  Osgood,  David  Abbot  and  Simeon 
Furbush,  be,  and  they  hereby  are,  appointed  Trustees  to  man- 
age such  funds  as  shall  be  raised  and  appropriated  to  the  use 
aforesaid,  in  and  for  the  said  Parish ,  and  for  that  purpose  they 
are  hereby  constituted  a  body  politic  and  corporate,  by  the  name 
of  The  Trustees  of  the  Ministerial  Fund  in  the  South  Parish  in 
Andover ;  and  they  and  their  successors,  to  be  appointed  in  the 
manner  hereinafter  prescribed,  shall  be  and  continue  a  body 
politic  and  corporate,  by  that  name  forever :  and  shall  have  a 
common  seal,  and  may  alter  the  same  at  their  pleasure :  and  by 
that  name  may  sue  and  be  sued  in  all  actions,  real,  personal  and 
mixed,  and  prosecute  and  defend  the  same  to  final  judgment  and 
execution.  And  the  said  Trustees  and  their  successors  may  and 
shall  annually  elect  a  Clerk,  who  shall  be  sworn  to  the  faithful 
performance  of  the  duties  of  his  office :  and  a  Treasurer,  who 
shall  give  bond  in  such  sum  as  the  said  Trustees  shall  deem  ade- 
quate, with  sufficient  surety  or  sureties,  faithfully  to  account  for 
the  moneys  and  all  other  property  he  may  receive  by  virtue  of 
the  act. 

SEC.  2.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that  the  real  estate  belonging 
to  said  Parish  appropriated  to  the  support  of  the  ministry 
thereof,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  any  bark  or  timber,  and 
money  now  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer  of  said  Parish,  re- 
ceived as  damages  awarded  by  the  Court  of  Sessions,  on  account 
of  a  public  road  passing  through  said  lands,  be,  and  hereby 


36  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

are,  vested  in*  said  Trustees  and  their  successors :  and  the  said 
Trustees  be,  and  hereby  are,  authorized  to  sell  and  convey 
the  whole  or  any  part  of  said  real  estate,  "and  to  make,  execute 
and  acknowledge  a  good  and  sufficient  deed  or  deeds  thereof: 
which  deed  or  deeds,  subscribed  by  their  Treasurer,  by  direc- 
tion of  said  Trustees,  with  their  seal  thereto  affixed,  and  by 
him  duly  acknowledged,  shall  be  good  and  effectual  in  law,  to 
pass  and  convey  all  the  right  of  said  Parish,  in  and  to  said  real 
estate,  to  the  purchaser  thereof,  to  all  intents  and  purposes  what- 
soever :  Provided,  however,  that,  in  any  sale  as  aforesaid,  the 
approbation  of  the  said  Parish  shall  be  first  expressed  at  a  legal 
meeting,  duly  convened  for  that  purpose,  or  by  a  committee  for 
that  purpose  by  the  said  Parish  appointed. 

SEC.  3.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that  the  number  of  Trustees 
shall  not  at  any  time  be  more  than  seven  nor  less  than  five,  a 
major  part  of  whom  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  transacting 
business  :  and  the  inhabitants  of  said  Parish  may,  at  any  lawful 
meeting,  duly  warned  and  called  for  that  purpose,  remove  any 
of  said  Trustees  from  their  said  office :  and  whenever  any  va- 
cancy shall  happen  in  said  Board  of  Trustees,  either  by  death, 
resignation  or  removal,  the  said  Parish,  at  any  Parish  Meeting 
legally  warned  for  that  purpose,  shall  fill  said  vacancy  within 
one  year  after  it  shall  happen ;  and  if  the  Parish  neglect  so  to 
do,  within  that  time,  then  the  said  Trustees,  by  a  major  vote, 
shall  have  power  to  fill  such  vacancy,  and  the  said  Trustees  shall 
annually  hold  a  meeting  in  March  or  April,  and  as  much  oftener 
as  necessary,  to  transact  their  business. 

SEC.  4.  Be'  it  further  enacted,  that  any  gift,  grant,  bequest 
or  devise,  hereafter  made  to  the  said  Trustees,  shall  be  valid  and 
effectual  to  all  intents  and*  purposes  whatsoever,  and  they  and 
their  successors  as  aforesaid,  are  hereby  empowered  to  take, 
have,  hold,  purchase  and  exchange,  use  and  improve  any  estate, 
real  or  personal,  the  annual  income  whereof  shall  not  exceed  the 
sum  of  two  thousand  dollars,  in  trust,  for  the  support  and  main- 
tenance of  the  Gospel  Ministry,  in  said  Parish :  and  one-sixth 


THE    PARSONAGE   AND    THE   MINISTERIAL   FUND.  87 

part  of  the  net  yearly  income  of  said  fund  or  estate  shall  by  said 
Trustees  be  annually  added  to  the  principal  fund,  to  increase  the 
same  forever :.  Provided,  it  shall  not  increase  beyond  the  limits 
above  prescribed  :  and  the  remaining  five-sixths  of  the  said  inter- 
est or  annual  income  be  annually  paid  to  the  regularly  ordained 
minister  or  ministers  of  said  Parish,  in  such  manner  as  said 
Parish  may  direct:  unless  the  said  Parish,  at  a  legal  meeting, 
for  that  purpose  duly  assembled,  shall  direct  the  whole  of  said 
income,  or  any  part  thereof,  more  than  one-sixth,  to  be  put  at 
interest  for  the  increase  of  the  fund  ;  and  such  proceeds  of  said 
fund,  whenever  the  same  shall  be  so  paid  to  said  minister  or 
ministers,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  in  satisfaction  of  his  or  their 
salary,  for  the  time  being,  so  far  as  the  same  will  apply  to  the 
discharge  thereof:  and  during  any  vacancy  in  the  said  Parish  of 
a  regularly  ordained  and  settled  minister,  such  part  of  the  said 
income  or  interest,  as  would  by  the  provision  of  this  act  be 
applied  to  his  use,  shall  be  appropriated  to  the  increase  of  the 
principal  fund,  anything  herein  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 

SEC.  5.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that  the  said  fund  shall  always 
be  holden  and  claimed  to  be  inalienable,  and  shall  never  be  used 
or  applied  to  any  other  purpose  than  the  payment  of  a  settled 
minister  or  ministers  in  said .  Parish,  and  the  principal  thereof 
shall  never  in  any  part  be  expended,  but  always  kept  entire,  and 
one-sixth  of  the  income  shall  be  annually  added  to  the  princi- 
pal in  manner  aforesaid :  and  the  said  Trustees,  or  their  officers, 
agents  or  attorneys,  for  the  services  they  may  perform,  shall  be 
entitled  to  no  compensation  out  of  any  moneys  arising  from  the 
fund  aforesaid :  but,  if  entitled  to  any,  shall  have  and  receive 
the  same  of  said  Parish,  as  may  be  annually  agreed  upon. 

SEC.  6.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that  the  said  Trustees  shall 
cause  to  be  recorded  and  kept,  in  their  book  of  record,  by  their 
Clerk  or  Treasurer,  a  statement  of  the  fund  and  estate  in  their 
hands,  wherein  shall  be  particularly  designated  the  amount  aris- 
ing from  the  sale  of  the  parsonage  lands,  the  nature  and  amount 
of  every  grant  or  donation,  the  period  when  made,  the  design 

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38  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

thereof,  and  the  donor's  or  grantor's  name  and  place  of  abode  at 
large,  with  such  other  circumstances  as  they  may  think  useful 
and  proper  to  distinguish  the  same,  and  perpetuate  the  remem- 
brance thereof :  and  they  shall  make  report  of  such  statements 
to  the  inhabitants  of  said  Parish,  at  their  meeting  in  the  month 
of  March  or  April  annually,  where  the  same  shall  be  publicly 
read :  or  to  a  select  committee,  if  said  Parish  shall  choose  one 
for  that  purpose  ;  together  with  a  specific  estimate  of  what  estate 
they  actually  hold,  and  by  what  tenure  :  what  money  and  effects 
are  due  to  them,  and  how  the  same  are  secured ;  what  receipts 
have  been  obtained,  and  what  payments  made  by  them  the  pre- 
ceding year. 

SEC.  7.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that  the  said  Trustees  shall 
always  loan  upon  interest  all  the  money  belonging  to  said  fund, 
in  sums  of  not  less  than  two  hundred  dollars  each,  except  from 
necessity,  when  they  have  not  so  large  a  sum  at  their  disposal, 
and  for  the  term  of  one  year,  upon  the  bond  or  note  of  the  bor- 
rower, with  a  mortgage  of  real  estate,  situated  either  in  the 
county  of  Essex,  Suffolk  or  Middlesex,  of  three  times  the  value 
of  the  sum  loaned,  as  collateral  security  for  the  repayment  of  the 
principal  sum,  with  interest  annually  till  paid :  Provided,  how- 
ever, that  when  any  of  the  aforesaid  parsonage  land  shall  be  sold 
upon  a  credit,  and  with  the  expectation  that  improvements  will 
be  immediately  made  upon  it,  it  shall  be  sufficient  to  have  a 
mortgage  of  the  estate  sold,  with  an  approved  surety  with  the 
principal:  and  if  any  debtor  to  said  corporation  shall  fail  to 
pay  the  interest  due  on  his  bond  or  note  for  the  space  of  thirty 
days  after  the  same  shall  become  due,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said 
Treasurer  to  cause  such  bond  or  mortgage  to  be  put  in  suit,  and 
prosecuted  till  it  shall  be  obtained. 

SEC.  8.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
said  Trustees  to  use  and  improve  such  fund  or  estate  as  shall  be 
vested  in  them,  by  virtue  of  this  act,  with  care  and  vigilance,  so 
as  best  to  promote  the  design  thereof :  and  they  shall  be  amena- 
ble to  the  inhabitants  of  said  Parish  for  negligence  or  misconduct 


THE   PARSONAGE   AND   THE   MINISTERIAL   FUND.          39 

in  the  management  or  disposition  thereof,  whereby  the  same 
shall  be  impaired  or  suffer  loss,  waste  or  diminution :  and  the 
inhabitants  of  said  Parish  may  have  and  maintain  a  special 
action  of  the  case  against  the  proper  persons  of  said  Trustees 
and  their  goods  and  estate,  for  such  negligence  or  misconduct, 
and  recover  adequate  damages  therefor :  and  any  sum,  so  recov- 
ered, shall  be  for  the  benefit  of  said  fund,  and  shall  be  paid  ac- 
cordingly. 

SEC.  9.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that  Joshua  Chandler, 
Esquire,  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  appoint  the  time 
and  place  of  the  first  meeting  of  said  Trustees,  and  to  notify 
them  accordingly :  and  said  meetings,  after  the  first,  shall  be 
called  in  such  a  way  and  manner  as  the  said  Trustees  shall 
direct. 

At  the  time  of  incorporating  these  Trustees  there  were,  ac- 
cording to  a  committee's  report,  six  pieces  of  land,  making  in  all 
over  ninety-eight  acres.  This  landed  property  was  soon  sold, 
and  the  fund  arising  from  the  sale  was  yearly,  till-  1833,  in- 
creased by  one-sixth  of  the  income  from  it.  In  that  year  the 
Parish  obtained  an  act  from  the  Legislature  authorizing  the  use 
of  the  whole  income  for  the  support  of  the  gospel.  When  the 
West  Parish  was  formed,  in  1827,  the  income  of  the  fund  was 
divided  between  the  Parishes,  the  West  Parish  receiving  three- 
eighths.  The  whole  amount  of  the  fund  at  the  present  time, 
1859,  is  $16,627.26. 

The  successive  Members  and  Treasurers  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  this  fund,  with  the  dates  of  their  election  and  of  their 
resignation  or  decease,  are  given  in  the  following  tables. 

MEMBERS. 

Samuel  Farrar,  March  12,  1810,  March  19,  1812.  Res. 

Joshua  Chandler,  March  12,  1810,  Dec. 

Benjamin  Jenkins,  March  12,  1810,  Sept.  12,  1834.  Dec. 

Daniel  Cummings,  March  12,  1810,  March  8,  1827.  Res. 


40 


HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 


Jacob  Osgood, 

March  12,  1810, 

March  4,  1813. 

Res. 

David  Abbot, 

March  12,  1810, 

March  4,  1813 

Res. 

Simeon  Furbush, 

March  12,  1810, 

March  9,  1815. 

Res. 

Amos  Blanchard, 

March  19,  1812, 

August  17,  1847. 

Dec. 

Peter  French, 

March  22,  1813, 

May  26,  1831. 

Dec. 

Moses  Bailey, 

March  22,  1813, 

March  5,  1818. 

Res. 

^Yiliiam  Bailey, 

April  6,  1815, 

April  23,  1827. 

Res. 

Solomon  Holt, 

March  5,  1818, 

April  23,  1827. 

Res. 

Joseph  Chandler, 

March  5,  1818, 

April  23,  1827. 

Res. 

Job  Abbot, 

March  8,  1827, 

March  8,  1855. 

Res. 

Amos  Abbott, 

April  23,  1827. 

Asa  Abbot, 

April  23,  1827, 

Oct.  4,  1847. 

Res. 

Samuel  Merrill, 

April  23,  1827, 

March  10,  1836. 

Res. 

Thomas  C  Foster, 

March  10,  1836. 

Joshua  Ballard, 

March  10,  1836, 

Oct.  4,  1847. 

Res. 

James  Abbot, 

August  29,  1838, 

March  8,  1855. 

Res. 

Joseph  Rice, 

Oct.  4,  1847, 

March  10,  1859. 

Res. 

John  Abbot, 

Oct.  4,  1847. 

Edward  Taylor, 

Oct.  4,  1847. 

Nathan  B.  Abbott, 

March  26,  1855. 

Hartwell  B.  Abbot, 

March  26,  1855. 

Nathaniel  Swift, 

March  10,  1859. 

TREASURER 

S. 

Samuel  Farrar, 

1810—1812. 

Amos  Blanchard, 

1812—1832,    1844—1847. 

Amos  Abbott, 

1832—1843. 

Edward  Taylor, 

1847—1859. 

Besides  this  ministerial  fund,  and  divided  to  the  Parishes,  so 
that  the  South  Parish  receives  two-thirds,  is  the  fund  for  the 
poor,  arising  from  the  legacy  of  Rev.  S.  Phillips,  of  £100,  and 
from  the  gift,  March  18,  1812,  by  Samuel  Abbot,  Esq.,  of  $500. 
This  fund  yields  yearly  $50,  and  is  distributed  in  January  of 
each  year  by  the  minister  and  deacons  of  each  Parish. 


SUPPORT   OF   THE   MINISTRY.  41 

IV. 
SUPPORT  OF  THE  MINISTRY. 

For  a  few  months  after  the  employment  of  a  minister  he  was 
supported  by  voluntary  contribution.  "  Nov.  20,  1710,  voted 
and  passed,  that  the  precinct  would  raise  sixty  pounds  for  to  pay 
a  minister  for  the  year  ensuing,  or  else  one-third  part  of  our 
country  tax  instead  of  the  sixty  pounds,  and  to  pay  it  quarterly." 
On  the  choice  of  Mr.  Phillips  as  settled  minister  a  month  later, 
it  was  voted  to  pay  him  "  sixty  pounds  in  money  a  year  while  he 
carries  on  the  work  of  the  ministry  among  us  in  an  unmarried 
state,  and  when  he  shall  see  reason  to  marry,  then  to  add  to  his 
salary  ten  pounds  a  year."  The  Parish  pledged  itself  besides 
"  to  build  and  maintain  the  parsonage  houses,  and  make  good 
and  sufficient  fence  upon  the  parsonage  land,  and  the  minister  is 
to  maintain  it  as  long  as  he  improves  it."  In  the  event  of  Mr. 
Phillips's  death,  leaving  a  widow  and  children,  the  promise  was 
made  of  fifty  pounds  and  half  the  parsonage  house  for  one  year. 
When  his  death  took  place,  however,  this  agreement  was  some- 
what modified,  and  the  modification  may  not  have  been  any  real 
abatement  from  the  generosity  of  the  Parish.  The  widow  was 
allowed  the  use  of  the  lands  and  buildings  for  somewhat  less  than 

a  year,  "  provided  she  entertain  ministers  and  their  horses 

and  also  that  she  cut  the  bushes  well  in  the  pasture  and  spend 
the  hay  on  the  place."  It  is  added,  "  She  manifested  her  accep- 
tance of  said  vote." 

It  will  throw  some  light  on  the  real  value  of  this  provision  for 
Mr.  P.'s  support,  as  compared  with  salaries  of  the  present  time? 
if  it  is  known  that  those  persons  who  chose  to  work  out  their  tax 
for  the  clearing  of  the  parsonage  land,  were  allowed  "  one  shilling 
and  six  pence  a  day."  Besides,  then,  the  use  of  a  large  par- 
sonage house  and  farm,  Mr.  Phillips  received  money  enough 
yearly  to  pay  for  933£  days'  work  on  a  farm. 
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42  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

Twenty  pounds  were  added  to  his  salary  in  1719  and  1720, 
"  because  bills  of  credit  ran  low."  His  salary  was  £80  in  the 
years  1723-25.  "  Salary  and  contributions"  in  1726  were  £102 
10s.  1727-30  he  received  £100.  By  contribution,  in  1731,  he 
received  £119  9s.  He  acknowledges  the  receipt,  1732-36, 
of  £120 ;  1737,  of  £130,  and  1738,  of  £140.  The  Parish  voted 
him,  1740-42,  £160,1743-46,  £200,  1747,  £220,  1748,  £300, 
1749,  £400.  These  sums  were  in  what  was  called  "old  Tenor," 
and  were  not  equivalent  to  "  lawful  money."  From  1750  to  his 
death  he  received  £70  lawful  money,  except  in  1764,  when  he 
received  £76. 

In  his  Election  Sermon,  preached  in  1750,  Mr.  Phillips  sug- 
gests, as  "a  tender  point  "to  the  "honoured  Fathers  "of  the 
Commonwealth,  that  "  they  consider  at  their  leisure  whether 
the  generality  of  the  people  do  not  live  in  the  sin  of  detaining 
from  their  ministers  a  part  of  their  just  due,"  adding,  what  is 
a  rather  doubtful  compliment  to  his  own  people,  "  not  that  I 
am  under  suffering  circumstances  myself,  having,  through  the 
mercy  of  God,  some  other  small  means."  He  understood  the 
art  of  living  in  the  world,  for  we  read,  "  he  was  so  economical 
as  to  blow  out  his  candle  when  he  began  his  evening  prayer, 
and  yet  punctilious  in  distributing  among  the  poor  a  full  tenth 
of  his  income,  of  which  he  kept  account."  That  "  he  kept  ac- 
count "  we  have  from  many  sources  the  fullest  evidence.  The 
Parish  were  almost  annually  made  aware  of  his  rigor  and  skill 
in  this  matter.  He  was  accustomed  to  memorialize  them  on 
the  subject  of  their  arrearages,  and  several  of  these  memorials 
are  preserved  among  the  Parish  papers,  written  in  the  neatest 
and  most  beautiful  hand,  and  punctilious  to  the  jot  and  tittle. 
The  following  specimen  may  well  be  given  here. 

"  To  the  Inhabitants  of  y*  South  Parish,  in  Andover,  assembled,  this  8th 
day  of  June,  A.  Dom.  1762. 

"  BELOVED  BRETHREN  :  —  With  respect  to  ye  Business,  wch,  I  per- 
ceive, you  are  now  met  together  upon,  I  shall  say,  The  Parish  can  wit- 


SUPPORT   OF   THE   MINISTRY.  43 

ness  for  me,  y*  in  years  past  I  sent  in  one  Memorial  after  another, 
frequently  entreating  that  Justice  might  be  done  me  with  regard  to  niy 
Salary.  But  yet  they  went  on  to  Vote  as  they  pleased,  and  so  have 
bro't  hemselves  into  Difficulty  ;  and  I  am  exceeding  Sorry  for  your 
Sakes,  as  well  as  for  the  Damage  wch  I  have  Sustained  thereby. 

"  And  Whereas,  Brethren,  you  have,  it  Seems,  at  your  Meeting  in 
March  last,  without  any  Motion  from  me,  made  choice  of  a  Committee 
to  compute  the  Arrears  of  my  Salary,  and  to  make  Report  of  ye  same 
to  you  :  —  Which  they  having  done  at  another  Meeting,  you  then  pro- 
ceeded to  choose  another  Committee  to  lay  ye  Same  before  me,  in 
order  to  see  on  What  Terms  I  would  Settle  with  if  Parish.  And  ac- 
cordingly the  Gentlemen  have  been  with  me,  and  laid  your  Account 
before  nse ;  By  wch  it  evidently  appears,  that  after  the  Deduction  is 
made  of  ye  Sum,  web  you  have  in  late  years  over-paid  my  Original  Sal- 
ary, there  Remains  Due  to  me,  viz. :  in  Old  Tenr,  the  sum  of  £3954 
3s.  9d.  2q.  I  then  Enquired  of  ye  Committee  Whether  the  sd  Sum 
was  to  be  looked  upon  as  Exclusive  of  Interest  ?  The  Answer  was 
given  in  the  Affirmative :  I  then  Enquired  whether  any  objection  had 
been  made  in  their  Meeting,  against  the  Whole,  or  any  Part  of  the  sd 
Computation  ?  The  Answer  given  was,  that  they  knew  not  of  any. 

"  So  then,  it  appears,  Brethren,  from  your  own  Proceedings,  that  you 
do,  in  effect,  acknowledge,  that  the  said  Sum  is  justly  and  honestly  my 
Due,  and  I  might  reasonably  expect  that  therefore  you  would  willingly 
pay  me  the  same. 

"  But,  however,  Seeing  you  are  pleased  to  Enquire,  On  What  Terms 
I  will  Settle  with  you  ?  I  Reply,  That  provided  you  Now  come  to  a 
peaceable  Settlement  of  ye  sd  Principal,  I  consent,  for  Peace  Sake,  to 
foregoe  the  Interest  of  sd  Sum,  wch  I  compute,  after  your  Interest  is 
taken  out,  to  be  £5300  (Errors  Excepted).  —  If  you  say,  you  don't 
look  on  this  as  any  Favour :  In  Answer  to  it,  let  me  Say,  I  am  much 
Mistaken,  if,  in  the  Civil  Law,  Damages  will  not  come  into  Considera- 
tion, Seeing  I  have  not  been  Wanting,  in  years  past,  to  put  ye  Parish 
in  mind  of  fulfilling  their  Contract :  —  But,  however,  I  can't  but  think 
if  you  will,  as  it  becomes  Christians,  Reason  calmly  upon  the  matter, 
and  without  any  Byass  upon  your  Minds,  you  will  then  judge,  that  ye 
Interest  of  y"  Deficient  parts  of  my  Salary,  is,  in  the  Court  of  Con- 
science, or  by  the  natural  Law  of  Equity,  my  Due,  as  well  as  the 
Deficient  Parts  themselves,  because  the  Parish  in  general,  tho'  often 


44  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

called  upon,  yet  thro'  their  Neglect,  has,  as  I  conceive,  had  ye  Im- 
provement of  so  much  of  my  Property.  You  can't  but  know,  that  it 
had  been  much  better  for  me,  to  have  had  my  Salary  paid  me,  from 
year  to  year,  according  to  ye  honest  and  true  Intent  of  ye  Contract, 
than  to  take  it  now  w*  Simple  Interest,  because  then  I  might  have  Im- 
proved the  Interest  as  well  as  the  Principal. 

•'  And  now,  Brethren,  as  (o  the  Principal :  If  you  will  now  Vote  to 
continue  my  Salary  at  Seventy  Pounds  Lawfull  money  annually,  dur- 
ing my  Continuance  in  the  Ministry  among  you,  then  I  will  abate  on 
y*  Consideration  out  of  said  sum  (how  short  soever  my  Life  may  be) 
Seven  hundred  pounds  in  Old  Tenor. 

"  And  as  to  my  Fire-wood,  altho'  I  have  all  along  looked  upon  it  as 
properly  belonging  to  the  Parish  to  provide  ye  Same,  because  I  de- 
clared my  Expectation  of,  and  Dependence  upon  it  before  my  Settle- 
ment ;  but  was  told  yl  there  was  no  need  of  having  a  meeting  about  it, 
for  the  People  would  bring  it  Gratis ;  and  I  was  not  so  critical  in  y* 
Day  as  to  insist  on  a  Vote  for  it :  But  if  you  will  now  pass  a  vote  to 
provide  at  the  Parsonage  House  a  Sufficiency  of  Fire-wood  annually, 
during  my  Continuance  in  the  Ministry  among  you,  then,  notwith- 
standing the  aforesd  encouragement,  I  will  abate,  on  y'  consideration, 
the  Sum  of  Three  hundred  Pounds,  in  Old  Ten1. 

"  So  then,  there  will  remain,  if  you  now  Comply  wth  sd  Proposals, 
the  Sum  of  £2954  in  O.  T.  And  if  you  now  vote  me  the  sd  Sum, 
or  in  case  of  my  Decease,  to  be  paid  to  my  Heirs,  I  will  oblige  my- 
self and  them  to  give  you  a  full  Discharge  at  the  Payment  of  the 
Same  :  And  this  will  Disable  both  me  and  them  from  Demanding  any 
more  of  sd  Arrearages  in  time  to  come. 

"  I  am  not  ignorant,  Brethren,  of  ye  Ability  of  ye  Parish  to  pay  their 
just  Debts ;  And  therefore  what  I  purpose  to  give  as  a  free  Donation 
out  of  sd  Principal,  I  think  it  most  proper,  and  I  hope  you  are  of  ye 
Same  mind,  that  I  give  it  to  the  Poorer  Sort,  viz. :  to  off-set  ye  whole 
or  Some  part  of  their  Share  in  ye  sd  Arrears  :  —  But  as  for  Such  who 
plead  y1  they  are  not  in  Debt  on  ye  Account  of  ye  sd  Arrears,  if  they 
have  anything  material  to  offer,  I  think  it  proper  that  they  make  Ap- 
plication to  the  Parish,  and  not  to  me. 

"  And  finally,  my  dear  Brethren,  If  after  all  y*  has  been  said,  you 
do  rather  incline  to  Defer  ye  sd  Settlement,  and  shall  choose  to  go  on 
Still  in  Love,  as  you  have  done  of  late,  viz.:  to  allow  me  £70  lawfull 


SUPPORT   OF   THE  MINISTRY.  45 

money,  and  my  Fire-wood  annually,  I  Shall  Submit  to  your  Pleasure 
in  that  matter. 

"  And  to  conclude,  Study,  I  beseech  you,  the  things  wcb  make  for 
peace,  and  whereby  one  may  Edifie  another. 

"  Wch  is  ye  unfeigned  Desire  of  your  Friend  and  Serv*, 

"  S.  PHILLIPS. 
"  Andover,  Dated  as  above. 

"  P.  Scr.  If  you  have  any  Proposal  to  make,  consistent  with  Honour 
and  Equity,  I  am  willing  to  hear  and  consider  it.  Idem,  S.  P." 

The  Parish  chose  "  to  go  on  still  in  love"  and  "  to  defer  the 
said  settlement,"  for,  after  adjourning  their  meeting  till  the  next 
spring,  they  simply  chose  a  committee  "  to  reckon  up  the  over- 
plus that  hath  been  paid  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Samuel  Phillips 
over  and  above  his  stated  salary,  and  to  take  a  receipt  of  him 
for  the  same."  But  justice  came  at  last,  though  tardily  indeed, 
for  fifteen  days  before  his  death  he  dictated  the  following  letter. 

"  To  the  South  Parish  in  Andover,  convened  this  21st  day  of  May,  Anno 

Dom.  1771. 

"  MY  DEAR  BRETHREN  :  —  I  am  informed  by  your  Committee  that 
you  have  this  day  voted  to  pay  me  the  sum  of  four  hundred  and  ten 
pounds,  seven  shillings  and  ten  pence,  two  farthings,  as  in  full  the 
arrears  of  my  Salary  due  to  me  in  the  former  years  of  my  Ministry 
among  you.  I  thank  you  for  this  fresh  instance  of  your  regard  to  me  : 
And  as  a  token  of  my  gratitude,  I  consent  that  the  sum  of  one  hun- 
dred pounds,  lawful  money,  be  abated  of  said  sum,  to  be  improved  for 
such  purposes  as  the  Parish  shall  please  to  direct. 
"  And  now,  heartily  entreating  your  prayers  for  me, 

"  I  remain,  Brethren,  your  afflicted  Friend  and  Serv*, 

"SAMUEL  PHILLIPS." 

The  salary  offered  to  Mr.  French  at  his  settlement  was  £80, 
to  be  paid  semi-annually.  £100  and  half  of  a  year's  produce 
fr»m  the  parsonage  farm  was  paid  within  four  months  "  as  a 
settlement."  The  Parish  were  to  find  him  "a  constant  supply 


46  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

of  firewood,  to  be  delivered  at  the  parsonage  house."  Mr. 
Quincy  tells  the  following  anecdote  concerning  this  firewood  : 
One  winter  "  they  had  neglected  to  furnish  it.  Experience  had 
taught  Mr.  French  that  a  direct  complaint  of  such  neglect  was 
not  always  well  received,  nor  always  brought  a  ready  compli- 
ance. He  waited,  therefore,  until  the  proclamation  for  Thanks- 
giving came,  and,  after  reading  it  to  the  congregation,  he  said, 
with  great  apparent  simplicity,  '  My  brethren,  you  perceive  that 
his  Excellency  has  appointed  next  Thursday  as  the  day  of 
Thanksgiving :  and,  according  to  custom,  it  is  my  purpose  to 
prepare  two  discourses  for  that  occasion,  provided  I  can  write 
them  WITHOUT  a  FIRE.'  The  hint  took  effect,  and  before 
twelve  o'clock  on  the  succeeding  Monday  his  whole  winter's 
wood  was  in  his  wood-yard." 

During  the  years  of  the  War  of  Independence,  as  might  be 
supposed,  the  payment  of  Mr.  French's  salary  became  difficult. 
The  following  letter,  though  long,  has  both  an  historical  and  a 
biographical  value,  separate  from  the  matter  to  which  it  spe- 
cially refers. 

"  To  the  South  Parish  in  Andover,  now  assembled  in  a  Parish  Meeting. 

"  GENTLEMEN  :  —  As  you  have  now  under  consideration  the  matter 
relating  to  my  salary  for  the  year  past,  I  beg  leave  to  lay  before  you 
what  I  have  to  offer  upon  this  affair  in  writing,  for  the  following 
reasons : 

"  1 .  That  there  may  no  mistake  or  dispute  arise  about  what  I  shall 
say. 

"  2.  That  I  may  leave  it  with  you  for  your  perusal  in  the  present 
meeting,  if  you  desire- it 

"3.  That  what  I  shah1  offer  may  not  be  forgotten. 

"  In  order  to  express  my  sentiments  clearly  and  fully  upon  this 
occasion,  I  would  revert  back  to  the  true  intent  and  design  of  the 
original  contract  between  us,  so  far  as  it  relates  to  the  money  part, 
which  is  all  that  is  to  be  considered.  The  other  parts  remain  just  as 
they  were  when  the  contract  was  made.  When  the  sum  specified  In 
the  contract  was  proposed  for  my  annual  support,  I  took  the  matter 


SUPPORT   OF   THE   MINISTRY.  47 

under  serious  consideration,  and,  comparing  it  with  the  then  prices  of 
the  necessaries  of  life,  supposed  it  would  afford  me,  with  the  other 
things  specified  in  the  contract,  a  comfortable  and  decent  support ; 
which  was  all  I  wanted.  Being  confident  it  was  your  intention, 
as  it  was  undoubtedly  in  your  power,  to  make  that  value  good  to 
me  annually,  and  I  expected  this  from  you,  and  supposing  the 
necessaries  of  life  would  continue  nearly  as  they  were  then,  upon 
an  average,  one  year  with  another,  I  imagined  this  would  render 
it  unnecessary  for  me  to  encumber  myself  with  the  entanglements 
of  the  world,  and  enable  me,  according  to  the  Apostolic  direction, 
to  give  myself  wholly  to  the  work  of  the  ministry,  the  great  object 
in  view.  On  these  prospects  I  formed  my  future  expectations 
for  a  support  among  you  in  this  great  work.  I  think  I  may  with 
safety,  and  in  justice  to  myself,  declare,  I  did  not  come  among  you 
with  a  view  to  lay  up  a  worldly  inheritance.  A  comfortable,  decent 
support  for  myself  and  family  was  all  I  desired.  Experience  showed 
me  that  the  provisions  you  made  were  adequate  to  this  purpose,  and 
yet  were  not  too  much  to  enable  me  to  afford  that  time  and  care  for 
this  flock,  which  the  great  duties  of  my  calling  required.  I  was  well 
contented,  and  had  things  remained  in  that  channel  you  never 
would  have  heard  any  complaints  from  me.  But  circumstances  are 
greatly  altered.  In  1775,  the  first  year  of  the  War,  the  articles  neces- 
sary for  clothing  were  raised  in  their  prices  twenty-five  per  cent., 
which  diminished  my  salary,  so  far  as  these  articles  were  necessary, 
one-quarter  part.  With  the  decrease  of  my  salary  my  expenses 
increased.  Soldiers  almost  daily  fell  in  upon  us,  and  such  entertain- 
ment as  we  could  we  gave  them,  and  they  were  welcome.  In  the  next 
year,  1776,  not  only  clothing,  but  provisions,  increased  in  their  prices 
—  some  things  doubled,  and  some  things  more.  But  during  these 
years  many  of  the  Parish,  though  not  all,  with  an  eye  of  justice  and 
generosity,  considered  these  things.  Some  let  me  have  the  necessaries 
of  life  at  the  former  prices,  others  considered  me  in  their  private 
kindnesses  (of  which  I  kept  a  true  account),  so  that,  on  the  whole,  I 
was  so  far  from  complaining  that  I  gave  you  a  generous  and  public 
credit  for  the  same,  though  I  then  thought,  and  still  do  think,  that  I  sus- 
tained my  full  proportion,  or  more,  of  the  public  burthen,  which  I  was 
willing  to  do.  Soon  after  this,  in  the  beginning  of  the  year  1777,  a 
check  was  thrown  upon  the  prices  of  things  by  a  regulating  bill. 


48  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

Many  articles,  by  that  time,  particularly  clothing,  had  arisen  thribble, 
and  some  tilings,  even  necessaries,  five  or  six  fold.  But  this  act  was 
never  complied  with  by  some,  and  strongly  opposed  by  many,  and  in 
a  few  months  was  wholly  set  aside.  And  by  a  rapid  increase  of  the 
prices  of  things,  by  the  next  spring,  1778,  the  necessaries  of  life,  upon 
an  average,  upon  a  moderate  computation,  had  arisen  five  or  six  fold  in 
their  demands.  My  salary  decreased  in  its  value  in  proportion.  I 
found  the  burden  then  increasing  upon  me,  and  threatening  to  become 
insupportable  ;  and  with  the  best  ceconomy  I  could  use,  my  salary  fell 
far  short  of  procuring  the  real  necessaries  of  life  for  my  family.  As  I 
kept  an  accurate  account  of  my  expenses,  I  acquainted  some  of  my 
neighbors  with  the  true  situation  of  my  affairs,  and  would  as  readily 
have  mentioned  them  to  others  had  convenient  opportunity  offered, 
and  I  had  supposed  it  necessary.  In  the  fall  of  the  year  1777  the 
people  began  to  talk  of  making  me  some  consideration  more  than  they 
had  done.  A  contribution  for  that  purpose  was  proposed  on  the  pub- 
lic Thanksgiving,  but  somehow  or  other  it  failed,  and  was  not  brought 
forward  as  was  talked  of.  The  matter  being  delayed,  several  came  in 
private  and  made  me  an  equitable  consideration  ;  but  nothing  general 
was  done  till  the  public  Fast  in  the  following  spring,  when  a  collection 
was  made  for  that  purpose,  which,  with  what  had  been  done  in  a  more 
private  way,  —  together  with  the  kind  and  seasonable  assistance  of  the 
ladies  in  their  generous  labors  —  not  passing  by  the  kind  help  afforded 
me  the  preceding  summer  in  getting  in  my  hay,  and  otherwise,  in  the 
whole  raised  my  salary  in  its  nominal  sum,  in  proportion  to  about  three 
for  one,  falling  a  little  short ;  with  which  I  was  fully  satisfied,  and  felt 
grateful  to  my  people  for  their  marks  of  justice  and  generosity  toward 
me.  And  I  gave  a  receipt  to  the  Parish,  in  full,  to  the  first  of  April, 
1778,  still  supposing  that  the  part  I  bore  in  the  public  burden  was  very 
large,  as  the  necessaries  of  life  had  then  arisen  at  least  five  double. 

"  What  now  lies  before  you,  gentlemen,  is  to  determine  what  consid- 
eration to  make  me  in  addition  to  the  nominal  sum  of  my  salary,  from 
that  time  to  the  first  day  of  April  next  ensuing.  And  I  beg  leave  to 
say  what  I  have  to  offer  upon  the  matter  now  under  consideration 
with  the  same  freedom  and  openness  of  heart  as  I  have  done  respect- 
ing what  has  past,  desiring  nothing  but  what  is  just,  what  is  reasona- 
ble, what  my  circumstances  require,  and  you  are  able,  and,  I  trust, 
willing  to  do. 


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"  But  I  need  not  say  much  respecting  the  prices  of  things  at  present ; 
you  are  all  sensible  that  grain  of  every  kind  has  arisen,  considered  in 
their  lowest  prices,  at  least  from  fifteen  to  twenty  fold  higher  than 
when  my  contract  was  made.  Meat  perhaps  about  seven  and  a  half, 
and  labor  eight  or  nine  —  every  necessary  article  full  as  high,  — sugar, 
and  every  West  India  article,  as  much,  —  every  kind  of  necessary 
drink,  simple  water  excepted,  of  which,  blessed  be  God,  we  are  not 
d3prived,  have  arisen  as  high  as  grain.  But  suppose  we  take  a  few 
articles,  and  compute  the  difference,  allowing  the  former  prices  as 
high  as  they  would  bear,  and  the  present  as  low.  Let  us,  for  instance, 
take  a  bushel  of  rye,  call  the  former  price  4s.,  a  bushel  of  Indian 
Corn,  and  call  it  3s.,  20  w'.  of  Pork,  at  5d.  per  pound,  20  weight  of 
beef,  at  3d.  per  pound,  and  the  whole  of  these  several  articles  amount 
to  £l.  Os.  4d.  Now  take  the  same  articles,  and  call  the  bushel  of  Rye 
$12,00,  the  Indian  Corn  $8,00,  the  Pork  2s.  6d.  per  pound,  and  the 
Beef  Is.  6d.,  and  they  will  all  amount  to  exactly£lO.  So  that,  com- 
paring them  with  the  former  prices,  which  I  have  set  very  high,  and 
the  present,  which  I  have  set  full  low,  and,  indeed,  lower  than  they 
are  actually  sold  by  some,  and  the  difference  is  nearly  ten  for  one. 
And  this,  any  of  you,  who  will  give  yourselves  the  trouble  to  calcu- 
late, you  will  find  to  be  the  case,  upon  a  low  computation,  with  all  the 
necessaries  of  life,  as  they  rise  one  with  another.  Upon  this  cal- 
culation, my  salary,  which  is  in  the  contract  £80,  is  in  its  value  to 
me  now  no  more  than  £8.  And  I  presume  no  one  present  would 
engage,  for  the  nominal  sum  of  £80  now,  to  procure  so  much  by  con- 
siderable as  £8  would  have  procured  when  this  contract  was  made. 

"  Now  suppose  you  make  the  nominal  sum  of  my  salary  equal  in  law- 
ful money  to  what  it  was  formerly  in  Old  Tenor,  —  and  some  Parishes 
have  done  this,  and  some  more,  —  and  even  then  I  shall  sink  one  quar- 
ter part  of  my  annual  income,  so  far  as  that  is  paid  in  money,  which  is 
a  greater  proportion,-!  presume,  than  any  farmer  pays  in  his  rate,  be 
his  farm  large  or  small  —  and  much  greater  than  is  paid  to  the  sup- 
port of  the  public  by  any  day  labourer  whatever.  So  that,  upon  this 
valuation,  a  minister  sustains  a  much  greater  proportion  of  the  public 
burthen  even  than  if  he  were  rated,  and  his  salary  made  good. 

"  The.objection,  therefore,  against  paying  to  ministers  their  equitable 
dues  because  they  are  not  rated,  I  hope  I  shall  be  excused  if  I  cannot 
consider  either  as  just  or  reasonable.  But  suppose  a  minister's  salary 

5 


50  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

be  made  up  six  for  one,  which  is  no  more  than  what  is  done,  as  I  am 
informed,  by  Government,  for  the  Judges  of  the  Court,  and  what  is 
done  for  the  President,  Professors,  and  Tutors  of  the  College,  who  are 
excused  from  rates  in  the  same  manner  that  the  ministers  of  the  gos- 
pel are.  And  then  a  minister's  salary,  so  far  as  it  is  paid  in  money, 
will  be  sunk  in  its  value  more  than  one-third  part.  From  these  things 
you  may  easily  discern  what  consideration  in  reason  and  justice  ought 
now  to  be  made  me. 

"  But  should  it  be  said  the  prices  have  not  been  so  high  through  the 
year,  —  I  would  observe,  if  you  take  a  mean  proportion  between  the 
prices  of  things  in  April  last,  when  my  year  began,  and  now,  you  will 
find  they  do  not  fall  very  much,  if  anything,  short  of  what  I  have  pro- 
portioned them  at.  But  admit  they  have  not  been  so  high ;  yet,  when- 
ever a  consideration  is  made  me,  the  money  can  be  no  better  to  me 
than  its  real  value  at  the  time  of  receiving  it,  unless  the  money,  before 
I  may  have  occasion  to  spend  it,  should  grow  better.  And  should  any 
considerable  alteration  take  place  in  the  money  for  the  better,  in  the 
ensuing  season,  I  now  declare  that  I  am  willing  to  make  a  proper 
allowance  to  the  Parish  therefor. 

"  But  should  any  object  against  making  me  an  equitable  considera- 
tion, according  to  the  present  prices  of  things,  because  you  may  have 
a  large  debt  to  pay  hereafter  to  the  public  when  I  may  be  excused,  I 
would  answer :  As  I  desire  nothing  of  you  but  what  is  perfectly  right 
and  just,  and  perfectly  reasonable,  and  should  be  unworthy  the  sacred 
character  I  sustain  among  you  if  I  were  not  willing  to  sympathize  with 
you,  and  participate  of  all  your  burthens  and  afflictions  as  well  as 
rejoice  in  all  your  prosperity  ;  I  am  willing,  in  these  public  calamities 
and  burthens,  to  rise  and  fall  with  you  ;  nor  could  I  be  happy  to  be 
freed  from  them  myself,  and  see  you  burthened,  and  groaning  under 
them.  I  am  therefore  willing  to  have  this  matter  duly  considered.  I 
am  willing  to  have  a  consideration  made  me  annually  or  semi-annually, 
according  to  the  then  present  circumstances.  But  if  an  abatement 
ought  to  be  made  now  on  account  of  what  may  be  made  hereafter, 
then  justice  will  require  that  something  be  done  to  secure  me  from 
bearing  more  than  my  proportion  hereafter.  If  you  choose  to  look 
forward  with  respect  to  the  debt  hereafter  to  be  paid,  though  we  none 
of  us  know  who  may  live  to  be  concerned  in  that,  I  say,  if  you  choose 
this,  if  any  equitable  plan  can  be  hit  upon,  I  am  as  willing  as  you  are 


SUPPORT   OF   THE   MINISTRY.  51 

to  come  into  it,  and  to  bind  myself  to  let  my  salary  every  year,  so  long 
as  it  shall  please  God  to  continue  me  among  you,  be  regulated  in 
proportion  to  the  prices  of  the  necessaries  of  life,  and  to  your  rates  to 
the  public  till  the  debt  that  has  been,  or  may  be,  contracted  by  the 
present  War,  shall  be  discharged.  But  unless  something  of  this  nature 
is  done,  I  cannot  see  but  that  strict  justice  will  allow  me  to  expect  a 
consideration  annually,  or  semi-annually,  in  some  proportion  to  the 
necessaries  of  life,  making  proper  and  reasonable  abatement  for  my 
proportion  of  the  annual  public  charge.  —  And  an  equitable  pro- 
portion, while  I  live  among  you  (which  I  hope  will  be  while  I  live  in 
the  world),  I  am  freely  willing  to  bear.  In  proof  of  this,  if  you  will 
pay  me  my  salary  in  due  proportion,  in  the  necessaries  of  life,  for  the 
past  year,  I  will  relinquish  one  third  part ;  and  instead  of  £80,  for 
£53  6s.  8d.  paid  in  this  way,  will  receipt  the  Parish  in  full  for  the  past 
year.  I  cannot  promise  to  relinquish  so  much  in  future  years, — 
my  circumstances,  perhaps,  will  not  admit  it,  —  but  for  the  last  year  I 
will  do  it.  Can  justice  to  myself  and  family,  can  reason,  from  one 
under  my  circumstances,  to  a  large  and  able  Parish,  offer  more  ? 
When  a  sum  shall  be  agreed  upon,  the  manner  of  raising  it  is  entirely 
with  you.  But  in  case  you  conclude  to  do  it  by  a  rate  —  that  the  poor 
may  not  be  oppressed  by  one  who  is  their  professed  advocate  —  when 
the  rate  shall  be  made,  let  it  be  shown  me,  and  I  will  cross  out  of  the 
rates  of  those  whom  the  assessors  shall  think  most  needy,  a  sum  equal 
to  the  six  lowest  rates  in  the  bill ;  and  if  the  Parish  think  this  not 
enough,  I  will  do  more. 

"  Further,  where  any,  from  justice  or  generosity,  have  made  me 
any  consideration  in  a  more  private  way,  for  the  past  year,  it  is  my 
desire  they  would  call  upon  me  for  that  purpose,  and  I  will  refund  it 
to  them  again,  or  give  them  an  order  upon  the  collector  therefor;  for 
it  would  be  unjust  and  unreasonable  to  require  any  who  have  done 
anything  in  this  way  to  pay  it  again  in  a  rate.  And  further,  as  I 
would  remove  every  color  of  complaint  that  I  can  think  of,  when  the 
rate  shall  be  made,  if  done  in  that  way,  whoever  will  pay  their  propor- 
tion, of  the  £80  only,  in  labour  or  necessaries  of  life,  as  I  may  stand  in 
need  of  them,  estimating  them  at  the  former  prices,  for  two-thirds  the 
quantity  they  must  formerly  have  paid  in  such  proportion,  I  will  cross 
their  whole  rate,  be  its  nominal  sum  more  or  less. 

"  Having  thus  laid  before  you,  in  the  most  honest  and  open  manner, 


52  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

my  mind  on  this  affair,  if  I  have  offered  any  one  thing  unjust  or 
unreasonable,  or  bearing  upon  the  Parish,  or  any  one  in  it,  more  than 
upon  myself,  I  hope  you  will  show  it  to  me,  and  I  will  immediately 
retract.  I  hope  you  will  give  everything  its  due  weight,  and  act  upon 
it  agreeably  to  reason  and  equity,  and  in  so  doing  you  will  not  only 
discover  an  act  of  justice  and  generosity  toward  me,  but  a  regard 
to  the  gospel,  in  affording  it  a  ready  and  cheerful  support  among  you, 
and  relieve  me  from  many  cares  and  perplexities,  and  give  me  abund- 
antly the  better  opportunity  to  discharge  the  great  duties  of  my  office 
among  you,  in  endeavouring  to  promote  the  honor  of  Christ's  kingdom 
and  the  spiiitual  welfare  of  you,  your  children,  and  this  whole  flock. 

"  That  we  may  always  be  enabled  and  disposed  to  discharge  our 
respective  duties  to  God  and  each  other,  live  in  mutual  peace  and 
love  here,  and  finally  be  admitted  together  into  a  better  country, 
to  the  enjoyment,  not  of  a  worldly,  but  heavenly,  incorruptible  inheri 
tance,  is  the  hearty  desire  of  your, 

u  Though  unworthy, 

"  Yet  very  affectionate  Pastor, 

"JON A.  FRENCH. 

"  Andover,  February  19,  1779." 

The  Parish  responded  substantially  to  the  proposals  of  this 
letter.  During  the  year  1779-80  two  corn-rates  were  assessed, 
amounting  to  346  bushels.  Quite  a  number  also  paid  their 
money-rates  in  corn.  These  money  rates  were,  in  the  depre- 
ciated currency,  largely  increased. 

Mr.  Quincy,  who  boarded  in  Mr.  French's  family  during  this 
time,  says,  in  a  letter  to  Rev.  Dr.  Sprague,  published  in  the 
Annals  of  the  American  Pulpit : 

"  Frugality  was  the  Necessity  of  the  time  and  the  law  of  his 
household.  The  only  bread  we  tasted  was  Indian  or  Rye,  or  a 
mixture  of  both.  Mr.  French,  on  the  Sabbath,  had  the  special 
privilege  of  white  or  flour  bread,  because,  as  he  said,  the  Rye  or 
Indian  gave  him  the  heart-burn.  As  he  took,  on  that  day,  no 
other  dinner,  he  justified  himself  in  indulging  in  that  enviable 
luxury.  Chocolate  was  the  breakfast  —  our  dinners  pork  and 


SUPPORT   OF   THE   MINISTRY.  53 

beef,  with  a  plentiful  allowance  of  cabbage  and  all  the  usual 
vegetables  farmers  cultivate.  In  the  winter  frozen  cod  came 
along  from  the  sea-coast.  Bohea,  a  tea  to  modern  luxury  almost 
unknown,  was  our  table  resort,  with  a  qualification  of  milk  at 
supper  time."  The  people  did  not  confine  their  support  to  the 
payment  of  rates.  "  When  winter  approached  and  farmers 

began  to  collect  the  produce  of  their  farms he  had  often 

to  suspend  as  many  spare-ribs  in  his  cellar  as  it  had  nails  to 
hang  them  on,  besides  chickens,  now  and  then  a  turkey,  and 
wild  pigeons  without  number."  From  1796  till  his  death,  the 
sum  voted  yearly  for  his  support  was  $266.67.  The  Parish 
bore  the  expense  of  his  funeral,  continued  the  salary  and  fire- 
wood to  Mrs.  French,  and  allowed  her  the  use  of  the  parsonage 
buildings  from  August  to  the  April  following,  and  the  crops  of 
that  year;  and,  while  requesting  her  to  entertain  preachers, 
requested  her  also  "  to  exhibit  her  bill  to  the  Parish  for  pay- 
ment."- It  should  be  added,  that,  previous  to  his  decease,  March 
1806,  the  Deacons  were  authorized  to  draw  from  the  Treasury 
the  money  necessary  "  to  procure  preachers  at  such  times  when 
the  Rev.  Jona.  French  is  unable  to  perform  himself." 

The  salary  of  Mr.  Edwards  was  $900,  with  the  use  of  the 
Parish  Pew.  Mr.  Badger  was  settled  on  a  salary  of  $730. 
March  8,  1832,  voted  to  add  $170,  for  the  term  of  five  years. 
The  Parish  voted  to  Mr.  Langstroth  $900.  Mr.  Taylor  was 
settled  on  the  same  terms.  Mr.  Smith's  salary  was  $1000,  with 
the  privilege  of  four  weeks'  vacation.  This  was  raised,  in  Octo- 
ber, 1853,  to  $1200,  from  the  date  of  his  settlement,  as  an  induce- 
ment for  him  to  remain.  But  the  inducement  did  not  avail. 
The  salary  of  the  present  minister  is  $1200.  An  annual  vaca- 
tion of  four  weeks  is  given.  All  the  ministers,  since  the  build- 
ing of  the  present  meeting-house,  have  had  the  use  of  a  Parish 
pew.  The  following  letter,  with  reference  to  this  part  of  minis- 
terial support,  is  a  pleasant  memento  of  the  past. 

5* 


54  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 


"  To  Deacon  Zebadiah  Abbot,  Moderator  oftJie  Parish  Meeting;  —  to  be 
communicated  to  the  Parish. 

"Siu:  —  The  Clerk  having  presented  me  with  the  votes  of  the 
Parish  for  purchasing  a  pew  in  the  new  meeting-house,  for  a  par- 
sonage pew,  giving  me  the  privilege  of  choosing  one  for  that  purpose  : 
I  return  them  my  sincere  thanks  for  this  renewed  mark  of  their 
respect,  and  the  polite  manner  in  which  they  have  shown  it ;  —  and 
have  chosen  as  a  parsonage  pew  that  which  joins  to  the  broad  He, 
next  to  the  women's  seats  —  and  hope  the  choice  will  be  agreeable  to 
the  Parish.  And  -as  a  small  token  of  my  respect  and  affection  for  the 
Parish,  beg  their  acceptance  of  the  inscription  over  the  pulpit  window, 
and  on  the  front  of  the  pulpit,  done  in  gold-leaf.  Wishing  the  bless- 
ing of  God  on  this  house,  and  on  this  Parish  and  their  posterity  to  the 
latest  generation,  I  subscribe  their  very 

"  Affectionate  Pastor, 

"JONA.  FRENCH. 

"  Andover,  December  8,  1788." 


The  money  for  the  expenses  of  the  Parish  bas  been  raised, 
from  the  first  unto  the  present  time,  by  taxation.  The  expenses, 
except  for  occasional  repair  or  erection  of  buildings,  were,  in  the 
early  years,  only  a  few  pounds  more  than  the  pastor's  salary. 
Even  as  late  as  1770,  but  £72  and  a  few  shillings  covered  the 
yearly  expenditure.  The  rate  made  for  the  year  1785,  which 
included  the  amount  needed  for  providing  materials  for  the 
present  meeting-house,  was  £224  3s.  Id.  3Jqr.  The  additional 
cost  of  the  house  was  £100,  levied  in  1788.  The  tax  of  the 
year  1795,  the  last  made  in  the  Royal  currency,  was  £121  6s. 
lOd.  3qr.  The  average  rate  till  1810,  the  year  when  the  sale 
of  the  parsonage  lands  commenced,  was  $482.  From  1810 
till  1826,  the  year  of  the  formation  of  the  West  Parish,  it  was 
$546.  The  table  which  follows  will  show,  errors  excepted,  the 
number  of  polls,  the  amount  paid  by  each  poll,  the  valuation 
of  real  and  personal  estate,  the  yearly  assessment,  and  the  per- 
centage on  each  hundred  dollars,  from  1830  to  1859  inclusive. 


SUPPORT   OF   THE   MINISTRY. 


55 


Years. 

No.  of  Polls. 

Poll  Tax. 

"Valuation. 

Total  Assessm't. 

On  $100. 

1830 

311 

$  ,32 

$181,560 

$620,45 

.28,8 

1831 

348 

£.,29 

180,872 

613,11 

.28,2 

1832 

318 

,42 

371,550 

804,07 

.18, 

1833 

277 

,35 

360,412 

621,31 

.15,4 

1834 

275 

,43 

360,508 

727,05 

.17,4 

1835 

203 

,62 

287,452 

775,56 

.19,2 

1836 

172 

1,00 

284,335 

1041,68 

.33, 

1837 

154 

1,12 

252,787 

1036,93 

.34,2 

1838 

140 

1,12 

248,431 

1043,87 

.36, 

1839 

141 

.  1,00 

241,393 

837,52 

.28,8 

1840 

136 

1.08 

258,310 

890,99 

.28,8 

1841 

152 

,00 

162,192 

1043,44 

.54, 

1842 

138 

,10 

145,656 

938,34 

.54, 

1843 

97 

,50 

135,327 

943,99 

.53,4 

1844 

122 

,00 

131,038 

704,71 

.44,4 

1845 

111 

,20 

128,766 

843,22 

.54,6 

1846 

111 

,10 

126,058 

704,26 

.46,2 

1847 

106 

1,00 

129,149 

636,17 

.40,8 

1848 

100 

1,36 

135,132 

828,03 

.51, 

1849 

97 

1,44 

120,316 

832,61 

.54, 

1850 

100 

,25 

126,738 

753,65 

.46,8 

1851 

99 

.20 

318,811 

751,62 

.19,8 

1852 

97 

;4o 

405,505 

797,32 

.20,4 

1853 

97 

,50 

348,417 

904,05 

.21,6 

1854 

91 

,50 

326,993 

943,03 

.22,8 

1855 

86 

,50 

342,667 

1402,62 

.37,2 

1856 

87 

,50 

338,988 

1084,96 

.28,2 

1857 

93 

,50 

353,900 

1178,96 

.29,4 

1858 

90 

,50 

353,663 

1089,40 

.27, 

1859 

80 

1,50 

326,999 

1090, 

.30, 

By  the  above  Table  it  will  be  seen  that  there  has,  within  the 
last  twenty-nine  years,  been  considerable  fluctuation  in  the  num- 
ber of  tax-payers.  It  appears  that  in  1831,  the  year  containing 
the  largest  number  of  polls,  the  valuation  was  less  by  more  than 
$146,000  than  in  1859,  with  the  number  of  polls  less  by  268 ; 
and  that  the  assessment  on  the  hundred  dollars,  in  1859,  with 
eighty  polls,  only  exceeds,  by  less  than  two  cents,  that  of  1831, 
with  348  polls.  In  later  years,  too,  quite  a  large  number  of 
men,  though  connected  with  the  congregation,  either  worship- 
ping with  it  or  whose  families  worship  with  it,  have  neglected 
to  join  the  Parish.  Some  of  these  have  been  accustomed  to 
pay  what  has  been  named  a  "  voluntary  tax." 


56  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

V. 
MUSIC  IN  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

The  first  notice  in  regard  to  singing,  which  we  have  found  in 
the  Parish  records,  dates  as  lately  as  1769.  At  the  Annual 
Meeting  of  that  year  it  was  "  put  to  Tote  to  see  if  the  Parish 
will  sing  Tate  &  Brady  or  Dr.  Watts's  Psalms,  and  it  passed  on 
the  negative."  The  Psalm-book  used  at  this  time  was  probably 
the  New  England  version.  In  a  church-meeting  three  years 
afterwards  it  was  voted  to  sing  Dr.  Watts's  Psalms  and  Hymns, 
three  months.  For  eighty-seven  years,  then,  the  people  have 
sung,  for  the  most  part,  these  songs  of  Zion,  the  only  changes 
since  being  the  gradual  introduction,  in  addition,  of  the  Select 
Hymns  of  Dr.  Worcester. 

"  The  common  method  of  reading  the  Psalm  line  by  line  "  at 
the  communion,  was  "  dropped "  April  21,  1794.  It  went  out 
of  use  in  the  congregation  a  short  time  before  this. 

In  1779  it  was  voted  by  the  Parish  to  consent  to  the  building 
of  a  seat  in  the  meeting-house  to  accommodate  singing.  This 
seat  was  to  be  "before  the  seat  the  Deacons  sit  in."  It  is 
uncertain  whether  the  seat  was  built.  For  we  find  a  petition 
for  a  Parish  Meeting,  1780,  to  see  if  the  Parish  would  allow 
seats  for  the  singing  school.  No  action  seems  to  have  been 
taken  on  this  petition.  Another  petition  of  the  same  kind  was 
presented  in  1782,  for  the  use  of  the  three  hindmost  seats. 
This  petition  was  refused.  At  about  this  time,  it  is  said,  a  part 
of  the  singers  sat  in  the  gallery  and  a  part  below.  When  the 
new  house  was  building,  the  same  question  came  up  again.  At 
one  meeting  the  privilege  of  sitting  together  was  denied :  at  a 
subsequent  meeting  it  was  granted.  The  seats  allowed  were  in 
the  front  gallery. 

A  Society  called  the  South  Parish  Musical  Society,  was  in 
existence  in  1809.  A  committee  of  this  society  petitioned  the 


MUSIC   IN   PUBLIC   WORSHIP.  57 

Parish  for  aid.  Aid  was  promised,  but,  after  adjourning  five 
times,  the  Parish  left  the  subject  to  a  committee  to  make  a 
report.  What  that  report  was,  perhaps  was  never  known.  An- 
other request  was  made  for  assistance  in  1811:  the  Parish 
"  regret  their  inability  at  the  present  time  to  assist." 

A  Bass- Viol  was  in  use  as  early  as  1800 ;  since  that  year 
the  Parish  appointed  "Hermon  Abbot  to  use"  it.  We  find 
notices  of  a  small  viol  in  1828,  of  a  flute  in  1829,  and  of  two 
flutes,  bass  and  small  viol,  in  1830.  The  organ,  purchased  by 
subscription  in  1835,  for  $800,  was  the  following  year  bought 
by  the  Parish.  This  caused  a  good  deal  of  unpleasant  feeling 
for  several  years,  and  some  persons  declined  being  taxed  for  any 
share  in  its  cost. 

The  first  appropriation  of  money  by  the  Parish  for  music  was 
in  1805.  A  small  sum  was  then  given  for  the  expenses  of  the 
bass-viol.  In  1818  the  assessors  were  authorized  to  draw  for 
the  singers,  not  to  exceed  thirty  dollars.  The  next  year,  fifteen 
dollars  was  voted.  Difficulty  arising  about  this  time,  the  sum 
of  five  dollars,  the  next  year,  was  scarcely  voted,  to  save  the 
danger  that  the  singers  would  leave  their  seats.  In  1826  the 
money  drawn  for  them  was  not  to  exceed  twenty  dollars.  In 
1829  fifty  dollars  was  appropriated.  Since  1837,  $100  has  been 
annually  voted. 

In  regard  to  the  leaders  of  the  singing  the  account  is  imperfect. 
We  read  concerning  Dea.  Joseph  Abbot,  who  removed  to  Wil- 
ton in  1776,  at  that  time  in  his  seventy -second  year,  that  "he 
for  many  years  tuned  the  Psalm,  and  Dea.  Isaac  Abbot,  his 
cousin,  read  it  line  by  line."  This  would  carry  us  back  quite 
early.  At  the  time  of  Mr.  Quincy's  residence,  1778-86,  the 
leader's  name  was  Ames.  Somewhat  later,  Mr.  Ballard  was  the 
leader.  In  1800  the  Parish  'dismissed  the  persons  who  led  the 
singing,  and  chose  Henry  Dane,  with  Benjamin  Abbot  as  his 
assistant/  Between  this  date  and  1820  the  following  persons 
are  remembered  as  leaders  of  the  singing :  Asa  Abbot,  Ezra 
Ingalls(?),  Enoch  Frye  and  Ralph  H.  Chandler. 


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HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 


The  singers'  seats  were  at  this  time  filled  with  many  persons 
who  were  not  considered  suitable  members  of  a  choir.  As  a 
remedy  of  this  evil,  the  Andover  South  Parish  Union  Singing 
Society  was  formed,  Oct.  16,  1820.  This  society,  receiving  its 
members  by  vote,  soon  became  the  only  occupants  of  the  seats, 
and  has  continued  to  be  the  choir  to  the  present  time.  Its 
President  for  the  time  is  the  chorister.  The  following  persons 
have  been  Presidents,  from  1820  to  1859. 


1820-1825  A.  J.  Gould. 

1826  John  Derby. 

1827  A.  J.  Gould. 
1828-1829  Hermon  Griffin. 


1830-1831  Sylvester  Abbott. 

1832-1839  A.  J.  Gould. 

1840-1842  Sylvester  Abbott. 

1843-1859  Albert  Abbott. 


VI. 
BURIAL-GROUNDS  AND  BURIALS. 

The  first  person  buried  in  the  burial-ground  of  this  Parish 
was  Robert  Russell.  He  died  in  December,  1710.  The  oldest 
inscription  there  is,  is  on  the  grave-stone  of  Mrs.  Ann  Blanchard, 
wife  of  Mr.  Jonathan  Blanchard,  who  died  Feb.  29,  1723.  A 
second  burial-place  was  laid  out  in  the  West  part  of  the  Parish 
in  1791.  The  first  one  was  enlarged  in  1792,  the  Parish 
then  accepting  a  gift  of  land  for  this  purpose  from  Samuel 
Abbot,  Esq.,  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Barker.  In  1820  the  Parish 
authorized  the  purchase  of  land  to  enlarge  it,  for  the  sum  of 
$140.  It  was  a  third  time  enlarged,  in  1847,  by  purchase  from 
Dea.  Newman.  In  this  last  year,  happy  changes  were  com- 
menced in  the  location  of  the  front  wall,  of  the  hearse-house  and 
of  the  horse-sheds.  New  lots  were  laid  out  in  the  yard,  and  a 
very  decided  improvement  has  since  gone  forward  in  the  whole 


BURIAL-GROUNDS   AND   BURIALS.  59 

appearance  of  the  burial-ground.  The  nakedness  of  the  hill- 
side began  to  be  covered  by  trees  and  shrubs,  and  utter  irregu- 
larity gave  place  to  some,  even  though  a  defective,  order. 

A  hearse  was  procured  first  in  1798,  and  a  hearse-house  was 
built  the  next  year.  A  new  hearse  was  obtained  in  1833. 

The  small  cemetery  connected  with  the  Theological  Seminary 
received  its  first  dead  in  1810.  The  burial-yard  of  the  Parish 
of  Christ  Church  was  consecrated  in  1840.  A  few  persons 
have,  since  1855,  been  interred  in  the  Catholic  cemetery.  But 
the  larger  portion  of  those  who  die  here  are  buried  still  in  the 
old  ground,  where  their  fathers  sleep. 

During  the  successive  Pastorates  of  this  Parish,  the  number 
of  burials  or  deaths  registered  is  given  below.  This  register 
includes,  of  course,  merely  those  who  were  considered,  at  the 
time  of  their  death,  to  belong  to  the  congregation  worshipping 
at  the  old  church,  and  whose  funerals  were  attended  by  its  min- 
ister. The  whole  number  is  2454. 


Registered  by  Mr.  Phillips,  892,  in  61  years. 

"  "  Mr.  French,  811,  in  37  years. 

"  "  Mr.  Edwards,  91,  in  3  3-4  years  (only  in  part). 

"  "  Mr.  Badger,  321,  in  8  years. 

"  "  Mr.  Langstroth,  13,  in  1  year  (only  in  part). 

"  "  Mr.  Taylor,  257,  in  13  years. 

"  "  Mr.  Smith,  7,  in  1  year  (only  \n  part). 

"  "  Mr.  Mooar,  62,  in  3  5-6  years. 


Funeral  sermons  have  not  usually  been  preached  in  this 
Parish.  In  early  times  the  body  was  carried,  often  several 
miles,  by  the  bearers,  to  the  grave.  The  friends  returned  to  the 
house  of  the  deceased  for  supper.  Ardent  spirits  were  drunk  on 
such  occasions.  Mr.  Phillips,  as  early  as  1720,  testified  against 
it  as  an  unfit  practice.  It  was  customary  to  give  gloves  and 
rings  at  funerals.  The  bearers  received  white  gloves.  The 
gloves  were  laid  upon  the  coffin,  and  taken  by  the  bearers  before 
proceeding  to  the  grave.  Purple  gloves  were  presented  at  a 


60  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

later  time.  The  Parish  voted,  on  the  death  of  Mr.  Phillips, 
1771,  that  the  bearers  should  have  rings,  and  that  all  the  or- 
dained ministers  attending  the  funeral,  and  the  ministers  that 
preached  gratis  in  the  time  of  Mr.  P.'s  sickness,  should  have 
gloves.  This  practice  was  discontinued  during  the  Revolution- 
ary War.  For  the  funeral  of  Mr.  French,  the  Parish  procured 
the  mourning  of  the  family,  and  draped  the  pulpit  with  black. 
On  the  death  of  Madam  French,  the  Parish  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  solicit  subscriptions  for  the  payment  of  the  expenses  of 
her  funeral.  Two  plain  slate  tablets  were  erected  in  their  mem- 
ory, and  still  stand,  quite  undistinguished  and  neglected,  among 
the  other  grave-stones. 


VII. 
ORGANIZATION  OF  THE   CHURCH. 

"  October  17,  1711,  a  church  was  gathered  in  the  South  Pre- 
cinct of  Andover."  Thirty-five  persons,  thirty^two  of  whom 
were  from  the  church  in  the  North  Precinct,  entered  into  cove- 
nant with  each  other  and  "  were  thereupon  declared  to  be  a 
church."  The  "  messengers  "  of  the  churches  are  not  mentioned 
in  the  records,  but  the  "  elders  "  who  recognized  this  new  church 
were  Mr.  Thomas  Barnard,  of  Andover,  Mr.  Edward  Payson, 
of  Rowley,  Mr.  Joseph  Green,  of  Salem  Village,  and  Mr.  Thos. 
Symmes,  of  Bradford.  The  nearest  churches,  at  that  time  or- 
ganized, were  the  North  Church,  Andover,  now  Unitarian,  the 
churches  in  North  Danvers,  South  Reading  and  Woburn,  the 
present  Unitarian  Church  in  Billerica,  the  First  Church  of 
Chelmsford,  and  the  church  in  Londonderry,  N.  H.  At  least 
twenty-five  Congregational  churches  are  now  planted  within 
these  limits. 


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VIII. 
COVENANTS  AND  ARTICLES  OF  FAITH. 

The  Covenant,  which  formed  the  basis  of  organization,  was  in 
the  following  words. 

"  We,  whose  Names  are  hereunto  subscribed,  apprehending  our- 
selves called  of  God  to  join  together  in  chh.  communion :  (acknowledg- 
ing our  un worthiness  of  Such  a  Privilege,  and  our  -inability  to  keep 
Covenant  with  God  unless  Christ  shall  enable  us  thereunto :)  In 
humble  dependence  on  free  grace  for  divine  assistance  and  acceptance ; 
We  do,  in  the  name  of  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  freely  Covenant  and 
bind  ourselves,  solemnly,  in  the  presence  of  God  himself,  his  holy 
angels,  and  all  his  Servants  here  present,  to  Serve  the  only  living  and 
true  God  —  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost,  whose  name  alone  is  Jeho- 
vah, cleaving  to  him  as  our  chief  good,  and  unto  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
as  our  only  Saviour,  ye  Prophet,  Priest  and  King  of  our  Souls,  in  a 
way  of  gospel  obedience  :  Avouching  the  Lord  to  be  our  God  and  the 
God  of  our  children,  whom  we  give  unto  him ;  and  resolve  that  we  and 
our  houses  will  serve  the  Lord,  counting  it  as  an  high  favor,  that  the 
Lord  will  accept  of  us,  and  our  children  with  us,  to  be  his  people. 
We  do  also  give  ourselves  one  to  another  in  the  Lord,  covenanting 
to  walk  together  as  a  Church  of  Christ,  in  all  the  ways  of  his  worship, 
according  to  the  holy  Rules  of  his  Word  :  promising  in  brotherly  love 
faithfully  to  watch  over  one  another's  Souls,  and  to  submit  ourselves 
to  the  discipline  and  power  of  Christ  in  his  Church :  and  duly  to  at- 
tend the  Seals  and  Censures,  or  whatever  ordinances  Christ  has  com- 
manded to  be  observed  by  his  people,  so  far  as  the  Lord  by  his  Word 
and  Spirit  has  [revealed]  or  shall  reveal  unto  us  to  be  our  duty, 
adorning  the  doctrine  of  God  our  Saviour  in  all  things,  avoiding  the 
very  appearance  of  evil.  And  that  we  may  keep  our  covenants  with 
God  we  desire  to  deny  ourselves  and  to  depend  wholly  on  the  free 
mercy  of  God,  and  upon  the  merits  of  Jesus  Christ :  and  wherein  we 
shall  fail,  to  wait  on  him  for  pardon  thro'  his  name :  Beseeching  the 
Lord  to  own  us  as  a  Church  of  Christ,  and  to  delight  to  dwell  in  the 
midst  of  us." 

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62  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

The  church  records  do  not  mention  any  other  creed  or  cove- 
nant, for  sixty-two  years.  But  it  is  probable  that  another  was 
soon  brought  into  use,  for  in  a  little  volume,  published  by  Mr. 
Phillips  in  1728,  which  contains  three  discourses  preached  by 
himself  near  the  time  of  the  great  earthquake,  an  account  is  also 
given  of  the  solemn  renewal  of  Covenant  made  by  the.  church. 
The  Covenant,  which  was  taken  by  the  communicants,  is  as 
follows : 

"  We,  the  Pastor  and  all  other  the  communicants  of  this  Parish,  now 
assembled,  apprehending  ourselves  called  of  God  to  Renew  our  Cove- 
nant — :  do  each  one  of  us  for  ourselves  respectively  profess  a  Serious 
Belief  of  the  Christian  Religion,  as  expressed  in  the  Assembly's  Cate- 
chism :  and  do  now,  in  an  Everlasting  Covenant,  give  up  ourselves  to 
God  in  Jesus  Christ:  Humbly  asking  of  God  forgiveness  thro'  the 
Blood  of  Christ  for  our  Original  Sin,  as  also  for  all  our  Actual  Trans- 
gressions :  And  solemnly  Promising  before  God  Himself  and  the  Holy 
Angels,  and  in  the  Presence  of  this  Assembly,  that  by  the  Assistance 
of  the  Divine  Spirit,  we  will  forsake  the  Vanities  of  this  Evil  World 
and  approve  ourselves  the  true  Disciples  of  Jesus  Christ,  in  all  good 
carriage  towards  God  and  man  :  and  that  both  we  and  our  Plouses  will 
Serve  the  LORD. 

"  And  particularly  we  promise  to  walk  in  Communion  together,  as 
becomes  a  Church  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ :  that  is  to  say ;  we  will,  as 
we  have  opportunity,  watch  over  one  another  and  all  such  as  may 
hereafter  Join  with  us  in  Love :  And  will  submit  our  selves  to  the 
Discipline  and  Power  of  Christ  in  His  Church :  and  duly  attend  the 
Seals  and  Censures,  or  whatever  Ordinances  Christ  has  commanded  to 
be  observed  by  his  People,  so  far  as  the  LORD  by  his  Word  and  Spirit 
has  revealed  or  shall  reveal  unto  us  to  be  our  Duty :  adorning  the 
Doctrine  of  God  our  Saviour  in  all  Things,  and  avoiding  the  very 
Appearance  of  Evil :  Earnestly  praying  that  the  LORD  would  take 
Delight  to  dwell  among  us,  that  His  Blessing  may  be  upon  us  and  His 
Glorious  Kingdom  advanced  among  us." 

The  church  adopted  from  its  organization  the  then  prevalent 
practice  of  allowing  persons  who  had  been  baptized,  and  who 


COVENANTS   AND   ARTICLES    OF   FAITH.  63 

were  not  of  scandalous  life,  the  privilege  of  taking  what  was 
called  the  Baptismal  Covenant.  This  entitled  them  to  the  watch 
of  the  church,  and,  if  parents,  to  the  baptism  of  their  children. 
The  Covenant  in  use  for  this  purpose  is  likewise  not  mentioned 
in  the  records,  but  on  the  same  occasion  it  was  renewed  in  the 
following  form,  as  given  in  the  above-mentioned  volume. 

"We,  who  have  publicly  recognized  our  Baptismal  Covenant, 
apprehending  ourselves  called  of  God  to  renew  the  same :  do  now 
each  of  us  for  ourselves  respectively,  Acknowledge  the  One  True 
and  Living  God  to  be  our  God.  And,  Professing  a  serious  Belief  of 
the  Christian,  Religion,  as  it  is  expressed  in  the  Assembly's  Catechism, 
do  give  up  ourselves  and  ours :  what  we  are  and  what  we  have  and 
what  we  shall  have  unto  God  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ:  heartily  resolv- 
ing, by  the  Help  of  his  Grace,  to  Conform  our  Lives  to  the  Rule  of 
that  Holy  Religion,  so  long  as  we  live :  repenting  of  all  our  Sins 
against  those  Rules  of  Holiness.  We  give  ourselves  to  the  Lord 
JEHOVAH,  who  is  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost,  as  unto  our  Best 
Good  and  our  Last  End :  And  unto  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  is  the 
Lord  JEHOVAH,  as  to  our  Prophet,  Priest  and  King  for  Ever.  We 
Submit  unto  the  Laws  of  His  Kingdom,  and  as  they  are  Administered 
among  this  His  people :  And  will  diligently  labour  for  those  clearer 
Evidences  of  our  good  Estates,  which  may  encourage  our  approaches 
to  the  table  of  the  LORD.  And,  finally,  we  will  give  a  Christian 
Education  to  all  such  as  are,  or  may  be,  providentially  committed  to 
our  Care  and  Charge." 

The  first  pastor  earnestly  urged  this  practice.  In  a  foot-note 
to  one  of  his  discourses,  1727,  he  says,  "  Neither  do  I  remember 
one  Native  of  the  Parish  that  is  Unbaptized"  The  last  instance 
of  "  owning  the  Covenant "  is  recorded  Dec.  30,  1770.  After 
the  accession  of  Mr.  French,  those  persons  who  wished  to  enter 
into  Covenant  with  the  church  and  enjoy  its  privileges,  were 
allowed  to  do  so  on  their  assenting  to  a  common  declaration 
of  faith.  Those  who  were  admitted  to  full  communion  had  been 
accustomed  to  give  "  a  relation  "  of  their  experience  and  of  their 


64  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

belief.  This  relation  was  often  a  written  one.  It  was  voted, 
March  25,  1773,  unanimously,  "  That,  instead  of  the  usual  prac- 
tice of  exhibiting  relations  previous  to  the  admission  into  the 
church,  the  following  form  of  a  Confession  of  Faith  be  pro- 
pounded in  public  to  each  candidate,  viz. : 

"  You,  A.  B.,  do  professedly  believe  there  is  one  God,  Father,  Son 
and  Holy  Ghost— that  the  Bible  is  the  Word  of  God,  which  was 
written  by  the  Prophets  and  Apostles,  under  the  Inspiration  of  the 
Holy  Spirit :  you  also  believe  the  fall  of  man,  the  depravity  of  human 
nature,  and  the  Redemption,  through  the  Mediation,  Intercession  and 
Atonement  of  Christ :  that  Christ  has  appointed  two  special  ordinan- 
ces under  the  Gospel  Dispensation,  to  be  observed  by  every  true 
believer  in  his  name,  viz. :  Baptism  and  the  Lord's  Supper :  that  the 
qualifications  for  these  ordinances  are  true  repentance  toward  God 
and  faith  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ :  you  believe,  also,  that  the  soul 
will  exist  after  the  dissolution  of  the  body,  and  that  there  will  be  a  day 
of  final  judgment,  in  which  every  one  shall  receive  a  reward  according 
to  his  works." 

The  covenant  at  this  time  was  nearly  the  same  as  was  taken 
in  the  time  of  Mr.  Phillips,  by  those  who  were  admitted  to  full 
communion.  It  significantly  omitted,  however,  the  declaration 
of  belief  in  "  the  Christian  Religion  as  expressed  in  the  Assem- 
bly's Catechism,"  and  the  asking  of  forgiveness  for  sin  was  not 
accompanied  with  the  ancient  specification,  "  for  our  Original 
Sin,  as  also  for  all  our  actual  transgressions."  Excepting  these 
two  omissions,  and  a  few  verbal  differences,  the  covenant  was 
the  old  one  already  given. 

In  1783,  a  person  in  covenant  with  the  church  proposed  the 
following  question :  "  Whether  the  church  would  admit  him  to 
full  communion,  provided  there  should  be  no  objection  against 
his  moral  character,  without  requiring  him  to  take  the  Covenant 
again."  This  person  had  simply  "  owned  the  Baptismal  Cove- 
nant." The  church  replied  to  his  question  in  the  negative. 
This  person  then  offered  to  refer  the  matter  to  the  Association 


COVENANTS  AND   ARTICLES   OF  FAITH.  65 

of  Ministers,  or  to  a  mutual  council.  This  offer  was  declined. 
He  was  asked  if  the  present  form  of  Covenant  could  be  altered 
so  that  he  would  be  willing  to  take  it.  He  answered  "  that  he 
did  not  doubt  but  that  it  might."  A  committee  was  accordingly 
chosen  "  to  revise  the  Covenant  and  see  if  they  could  so  alter  it, 
at  the  same  time  retaining  the  essentials,  as  might  be  agreeable 
to  Bro.  A.  and  the  church."  Such  alterations  were  proposed 
as  were  acceptable  to  the  committee  and  Mr.  A.,  and  Sept.  4, 
1786,  the  alterations  were  adopted  by  the  church.  These  changes 
were  only  verbal,  and  brought  the  Covenant  to  the  form  in 
which  it  now  stands. 

But,  for  some  reason,  Mr.  A.  did  not  take  the  Covenant,  even 
as  amended  :  for  his  claim  was  that  he  had  a  right  to  the  privi- 
lege of  the  Lord's  Supper,  on  the  ground  that  he  had  "  owned 
the  Covenant "  already.  He  sent  in  a  paper,  in  1788,  "  request- 
ing that  the  church  would  declare  whether  he  is  a  member  of 
the  church  or  not,"  The  brethren  refused  to  take  up  the  matter 
again.  In  1791,  the  matter  would  come  up,  for  this  persistent 
man  now  kept  his  wife  from  coming  to  the  Supper,  alleging  that 
he  treated  her  as  the  church  treated  him.  The  church  debarred 
him,  on  this  account,  from  all  special  privileges,  and  placed  him 
under  censure.  The  difficulty  was  brought  before  the  church 
repeatedly  till  1795,  when  the  church  declined  to  entertain  it 
any  longer.  We  hear  nothing  more  of  it  till  1811,  when,  at  the 
request  of  Mr.  A.,  the  church  appointed  a  committee  to  devise 
some  method  of  removing  the  censure.  They  reported,  that,  in 
consideration  of  the  fact  that  Mr.  A.  had  offered  to  leave  the 
matter  to  a  council,  which  the  church  had  refused  to  do,  and  that 
he  was  now  willing  to  acknowledge  that  he  was  wrong  in  detain- 
ing his  wife  from  the  Communion,  the  censure  should  be  re- 
moved. The  church  accordingly  removed  its  censure. 

The  narrative  of  this  case  is  important,  as  it  occupied  more 
attention  than  any  other  case  of  Discipline.     It  shows  that  per- 
sons under  the  half-way  Covenant  were  under  the  discipline  of 
the  church,  and  were  actually  disciplined ;  and  it  throws  light 
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66  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

upon  the  character  of  the  Covenant  itself.  It  is  worthy  of  re- 
mark that  this  is  the  only  instance  in  the  history  of  this  church 
ia  which  there  appears  to  have  been  even  the  suggestion  of  call- 
ing in  a  council  to  settle  difficulties.  This  church  has  given  one 
proof,  at  least,  of  the  power  of  a  church  to  govern  itself. 

The  Confession  of  Faith  and  Covenant,  in  their  present  form, 
were  formally  adopted  April  2,  1813.  The  following  words, 
however,  then  included  in  the  fifth  article,  were  by  vote,  Sept. 
17,  1830,  omitted :  •"  Baptism  is  to  be  administered  to  unbaptized 
adults,  who  profess  their  faith  in  Christ,  and  to  the  infant  chil- 
dren of  members  of  the  church."  The  short  address,  which,  in 
the  present  form  of  admission,  precedes  the  confession,  and  the 
words  of  fellowship,  which  the  church  use  after  the  reading  of 
the  Covenant,  were  accepted  in  1834. 

The  Cambridge  Platform,  though  never  explicitly  accepted  by 
the  church,  has  often  been  recognized  as  of  standard  value. 
References  to  it  are  made  several  times  in  the  records.  It  1776 
it  was  voted  "  that  the  platform  of  our  churches  should  be  read 
in  public,  a  part  at  a  time,  at  the  discretion  of  the  pastor." 

But  while,  for  the  most  part,  in  sympathy  with  the  Puritan 
Theology  and  Polity,  this  church  did  doubtless  feel,  to  some 
extent,  the  Arminiaiiizing  influence,  which  infected  the  churches 
of  this  region  during  the  latter  half  of  the  last  century.  This 
influence  is  easily  discernible  in  the  articles  of  faith.  The  Con- 
fession, adopted  in  the  time  of  Mr.  French,  is  especially  defec- 
tive in  thorough  statement  of  doctrine.  The  changes  made  in 
1813  were  in  the  right  direction.  But  a  creed,  which  should 
express  in  natural  connection  and  sequence  of  thought  all  the  fun- 
damental facts  of  Christian  doctrine,  is  still  greatly  to  be  desired. 


BAPTISMS.  67 

IX. 

BAPTISMS. 

The  early  Baptisms  were  almost  all  of  infants.  The  adults 
baptized  were  not  usually  natives.  The  whole  population  were 
in  covenant  with  the  church  during  the  first  half-century. 
Seven  hundred  persons  "recognized  their  covenant"  in  this 
time.  Probably  half  of  them  were  afterwards  "  admitted  to 
full  communion."  A  frequent  time  of  assuming  these  vows  was 
just  before  or  after  marriage.  Some  of  the  more  serious  young 
people  assumed  them  at  an  earlier  age.  But  to  the  close  of 
Mr.  French's  ministry,  a  public  profession,  it  is  to  be  feared,  had 
its  chief  importance,  in  the  view  of  many,  as  entitling  their  chil- 
dren to  baptism.  In  later  years,  the  number  of  adult  baptisms 
has  greatly  increased.  The  baptisms  under  each  pastor  have 
been  as  follows : 

Mr.  Phillips  baptized  2143,  adults  30. 


Mr.  French        " 

1449, 

« 

10. 

Mr.  Edwards      " 

508, 

K 

58. 

Mr.  Badger        " 

303, 

U 

70. 

Mr.  Langstroth  " 

39, 

il 

4. 

Mr.  Taylor         " 

174, 

U 

37. 

Mr.  Smith          " 

4, 

Mr.  Mooar          " 

53, 

U 

27. 

The  whole  number  of  baptisms  is  4G73,  of  which  number  236 
were  adult  baptisms. '  It  will  be  seen  that  about  ninete en-twen- 
tieths have  been  infant  baptisms.  During  the  first  two  pastor- 
ates, eighty-nine-ninetieths  were  infant  baptisms.  During  the 
last  six  pastorates,  four  children  have  been  baptized  for  one 
adult. 


68  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

X. 

DISCIPLINE. 

The  chief  causes  of  Discipline  for  125  years  were  fornication 
and  drunkenness.  He  who  investigates  the  records  of  this  or 
any  other  church  for  the  same  period  will  be  astonished  at  the 
comparative  prevalence  of  these  vices  as  compared  with  the 
present  time.  Numerous  confessions  of  these  sins  are  pre- 
served. Many  of  them,  especially  of  the  former  class,  are  from 
those  who  belonged  at  least  to  the  middle  class  of  the  commu- 
nity. During  the  ministry  of  the  first  two  pastors,  persons  who 
had  owned  the  covenant  were  disciplined.  Mr.  Phillips  was 
strenuous,  also,  upon  the  point  that  the  baptized  children  should 
receive,  not  only  the  watch  and  care,  but  the  discipline  of  the 
church.  In  case  of  any  scandalous  conduct  they  were  expected 
to  make  confession  before  they  were  allowed  to  own  their  cove- 
nant. For  many  years  after  the  organization  of  the  church,  a 
case  of  final  exclusion  seldom  occurred.  The  chief  censures 
were  the  requirement  of  confession  and  the  suspension  from 
church  privileges.  Final  excommunication  was  resorted  to 
frequently  after  Mr.  Edwards  was  settled,  and  has  been  fre- 
quent since.  The  term  employed  in  Mr.  Taylor's  ministry  was 
withdrawal  of  fellowship.  The  term  seems  to  have  been  em- 
ployed to  convey  a  distinction  between  the  cases  tried  at  that 
time  and  those  grosser  ones  of  former  days.  Several  members 
at  that  time  absented  themselves  from  worship  and  communion 
because  of  the  wrong  position  taken,  as  they  thought,  by  the 
church,  upon  the  subject  of  slavery.  Persisting  in  walking  out 
of  communion  with  the  church,  they  were  at  length  declared  to 
be  no  longer  members  of  it.  More  recently  the  same  kind  of 
action  has  been  taken  concerning  a  large  number  of  persons  who 
had  been  long  absent.  Some  of  these  were  known,  and  efforts 
have  been  made  to  restore  them.  Others,  unknown  for  many 


PRAYER-MEETINGS.  69 

years,  were  excluded  by  summary  vote,  all  efforts  to  discover 
them  having  proved  unavailing.  The  number  of  excommunica- 
tions has,  within  these  four  years,  been  greater  than  ever  before 
for  the  same  length  of  time.  It  is  doubtful  whether  any  thor- 
ough attempt  had  been  made  to  restore  the  ancient  Puritan  con- 
ception of  the  church,  —  a  local  church,  —  and  to  enforce  the 
covenant  obligation  assumed  by  each  member,  "  to  walk  in  com- 
munion with  this  church." 

A  noticeable  change  has  taken  place,  apparently,  in  the  pro- 
cesses of  discipline.  These  are  far  more  summary  than  once. 
In  early  days  there  were  formal  trials.  The  church  sat  as  a 
court,  heard  witnesses  and  took  affidavits.  The  documents  were 
preserved,  and  are  of  the  true  legal  minuteness.  The  witnesses 
were  of  the  world,  as  well  as  of  the  church.  The  persons  tried, 
as  has  been  seen  before,  were  also  of  the  world,  or,  at  least,  only 
held  in  the  church  by  the  tenure  of  baptism  and  the  baptismal 
covenant.  Thus  we  have  the  detailed  trial,  before  the  church,  of 
an  Inn-keeper,  who  was  not  a  communicant,  for  allowing  men  to 
play  cards  in  his  house,  and  for  furnishing  them  liquor.  The 
result  was  an  humble  confession  of  his  fault,  and  his  consequent 
restoration  to  the  charity  of  the  Brethren.  This  took  place  after 
the  discontinuance  of  the  half-way  covenant.  In  many  ways  is 
disclosed  the  wider  and  in  some  respects  closer  watch  which  the 
church  once  exercised  over  the  piety  and  morals  of  the  people. 


XL 

PRAYER-MEETINGS. 

The  first  notice  of  any  other  than  the  stated  services  of  public 
worship  on  the  forenoon  and  afternoon  of  Sunday,  is  a  notice  of 
a  meeting  held  by  young  men  on  Sabbath  evenings.  They  were 


TO  HISTORICAL  SKETCHES. 

accustomed,  as  early  as  1729,  to  "meet  in  several  societies  for 
religious  exercises."  At  this  time  the  people  did  not "  look  upon 
Sunday  evening  as  a  part  of  the  Sabbath."  But  Mr.  Phillips 
exhorts  the  young  men  "  to  shew  Respects  to  the  day,  and  in 
point  of  Prudence  to  spend  it  in  reading  good  books,  in  holy 
meditation,  Prayer  and  Religious  Conference."  This  meeting  is 
mentioned  ten  years  after  in  a  way  which  makes  probable  its,  at 
least,  recent  suspension,  perhaps  its  continued  existence. 

At  this  latter  date,  1739,  a  Wednesday  lecture  was  preached. 
A  funeral  sermon,  preached  for  Mr.  Phillips,  at  such  a  lecture, 
by  Mr.  Barnard,  the  younger,  of  the  North  Parish,  in  memory 
of  Abiel  Abbot,  B.  A.,  was  printed.  The  author  of  the  History 
of  Andover  says  a  monthly  lecture  in  the  town,  preached  alter- 
nately in  each  Parish,  was  commenced  in  this  ministry,  which 
was  continued  more  than  sixty  years.  It  appears,  however, 
from  one  of  the  memorials  of  Mr.  Phillips  to  the  Parish,  on 
the  subject  of  his  salary,  1742,  that  for  a  few  years,  certainly, 
this  lecture  was  held  only  in  the  North  Parish.  He  avows  his 
own  willingness  to  have  the  lecture  continued  alternately,  as  had 
been  the  custom. 

No  devotional  meetings,  save  those  of  the  Lord's  day,  are 
known  to  have  existed  in  the  Parish  during  the  ministry  of  Mr. 
French.  He  was  accustomed,  sometimes,  to  lecture  in  the  west 
part  of  the  town.  Baptisms  are  twice  recorded  as  solemnized 
"  at  a  lecture  at  Widow  Furbush's,"  and  once  each  "  at  John 
Malcoys,"  and  "  at  the  house  of  Widow  Lucy  Bailey."  These 
families  were  beyond  Haggit's  Pond.  It  is  stated,  also,  that  "  on 
the  evening  before  Mr.  French's  death,  he  agreed  with  Pro- 
fessor Woods  that  the  conference  meetings  of  the  young  gen- 
tlemen of  the  Theological  Seminary  and  those  among  his  parish- 
ioners should  be  united."  "  Those  among  his  Parishioners"  had 
doubtless  but  recently  been  called  into  existence,  as,  at  this 
time,  the  preaching  of  Dr.  Griffin  had  begun  to  excite  a  quite 
unwonted  interest  in  many  hearts.  Several  persons  in  the 
church,  at  that  time,  were  greatly  revived.  Some,  it  is  said, 


PRAYER-MEETINGS.  71 

gave  up  their  religious  hopes.  On  the  part  of  others,  these 
devotional  meetings  were  viewed  with  suspicion,  if  not  with 
positive  displeasure.  They  thought  them  innovations  full  of 
danger.  They  considered  Sunday  services  sufficient.  Night 
meetings,  especially,  were  regarded  as  evil  omens. 

On  the  settlement  of  Mr.  Edwards,  in  1812,  family  and  neigh- 
borhood prayer  meetings  became  frequent  in  all  parts  of  the  Par- 
ish. His  own  participation  in  a  conference  meeting,  held  at  the 
Centre  School  House,  previous  to  his  settlement,  had  recom- 
mended him  to  the  people.  His  interest  in  these  meetings  led  him 
to  ^tart  them  in  the  farthest  portions  of  his  Parish.  We  hear 
of  them  especially  in  the  Bailey  and  Scotland  Districts.  The 
one  held  in  the  former  district  was  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  every 
montfi.  In  the  latter  district,  meetings,  in  his  ministry,  were 
held  sometimes  on  Thursday  and  sometimes  on  Saturday  even- 
ings. In  accounts  preserved  of  some  of  these  meetings,  those 
who  took  charge  of  them,  and  who  took  part  in  them,  are  spoken 
of  as  "  scholars  "  or  "  students."  Members  of  the  Academy,  and 
especially  of  the  Seminary,  have  ever  since  participated  largely 
in  the  conduct  of  meetings  for  conference  and  prayer.  Of  late 
years,  the  stated  church  meetings  in  the  vestry  have  not  been  so 
dependent  upon  them,  and  now  are  not  at  all  dependent.  But 
for  several  years  the  young  men  of  the  Seminary  have  sustained 
a  meeting  in  the  Scotland  and  Holt  Districts,  on  Sabbath  eve- 
nings. A  meeting  of  the  same  Character  and  conduct  was  held, 
for  a  long  time,  with  occasional  interruptions,  in  the  families  of 
the  Phillips  District,  on  Saturday  evenings.  On  the  same  eve- 
ning another  meeting  has  been  held,  statedly,  by  members  of  the 
Academy  and  Seminary,  in  connection  with  the  Abbot  Village 
Mission  School. 

At  seasons  of  especial  interest,  all  these  meetings  have  been 
revived  and  special  ones  commenced.  At  the  time  of  the  series 
of  meetings,  called  protracted  and  four  days'  meetings,  in  the 
years  1831  and  1833,  morning  gatherings  for  prayer  were  main- 
tained. At  about  sunrise  the  people  assembled  in  large  mini- 


72  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

bers.  During  the  recent  religious  revival  of  1858,  a  Union 
Daily  meeting  was  held,  at  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning,  from 
March  to  August.  At  some  of  the  first  meetings  as  many  as 
two  hundred  and  fifty  were  present.  The  average  attendance 
for  the  last  month  was  about  forty. 

Of  the  origin  of  the  stated  prayer'meetings,  in  the  vestry  or 
church,  it  is  difficult  to  speak  with  certainty.  The  monthly 
concert  was  commenced,  without  doubt,  as  early  as  1815.  Mr. 
Edwards  wrote  his  circular,  that  year,  in  behalf  of  its  general 
observance  throughout  the  United  States.  It  wais  held  at  first 
on  Monday  afternoon,  afterwards  on  Monday  evening ;  but  for 
a  number  of  years  it  has  been  held  on  Sabbath  evening.  At 
one  time  during  Mr.  Taylor's  pastorate,  committees  on  various 
missionary  fields  were  appointed,  to  report  at  the  concert,  but 
this  method  did  not  long  succeed.  It  has  been  always  under  the 
care  of  the  pastor. 

The  Sunday  evening  meeting  was  not  held  statedly  at  the 
vestry  during  Mr.  Edwards's  pastorate.  The  date  of  its  com- 
mencement is  not  known.  Preaching,  on  this  evening,  was  fre- 
quent after  1828.  Since  1840  this  meeting  has  been  conducted 
by  the  Deacons  of  the  church. 

Whether  a  church  prayer  meeting  was  held  regularly,  on  a 
week-day,  in  the  vestry,  before  1828,  is  in  some  doubt.  It  does 
not  seem  likely  that,  if  it  existed,  it  had  acquired  the  fixed  char- 
acter which  now  belongs  to  the  meeting  of  Wednesday  evening. 
It  is  known  that,  in  1823,  Mr.  Edwards  had  a  female  Bible 
class,  numbering,  at  one  time,  160  members.  This  was  on  a 
week-day  afternoon.  He  also  had,  in  1824,  a  Bible  class  of 
males.  This  numbered  150.  These  classes  awakened  a  very 
deep  interest;  even  the  students  in  Theology  were  eager  to 
attend  them.  Mr.  Badger,  at  the  opening  of  his  ministry,  con- 
tinued this  Bible  class,  with  less  of  questioning  and  answering, 
and  more  in  the  manner  of  an  expository  lecture.  It  was  called, 
indeed,  the  Biblical  lecture.  This  class  was  held  in  the 'eve- 
ning. A  weekly  prayer  meeting  was  held  at  this  time,  but  not 


PRAYER-MEETINGS.  73 

on  Wednesday.  As  nearly  as  can  be  learned,  the  Wednesday 
evening  meeting  became  fixed  in  the  ministry  of  Mr.  Langs- 
troth.  It  has  since  gained  the  character  of  an  institution,  blessed 
in  its  memories  and  its  influence.  It  has  been  almost  always 
conducted  by  the  Pastor.  At  one  time,  Mr.  Taylor  left  it, 
except  once  a  month,  in  charge  of  the  brethren  of  the  church, 
while  he  held  a  meeting  in  some  distant  portion  of  the  Parish. 
But  its  interest  did  not  increase  by  this  course.  Mr.  Smith  held  it 
once  a  month,  in  the  afternoon,  for  the  benefit  of  those  who  could 
not  enjoy  its  privileges  in  the  evening.  The  average  attend- 
ance, for  the  past  three  years,  has  been  from  sixty  to  eighty. 

A  young  people's  meeting  was  commenced  in  1840,  by  the 
suggestion  of  Mr.  Taylor,  for  the  benefit  of  those  young  men  of 
the  church  who  felt  reluctant  to  participate  in  the  more  public 
meeting  on  Wednesday  evening.  This  was  continued  the  larger 
part  of  two  seasons.  In  1856  a  few  young  men  met  four  eve- 
nings for  prayer,  but  their  number  was  so  small  that  the  meet- 
ing was  not  continued.  March  5,  1858,  the  present  young 
men's  prayer  meeting  was  commenced  in  the  vestry.  Sixteen 
young  men  attended  it.  On  several  subsequent  evenings  the 
number  varied  from  twenty-five  to  fifty.  It  has  been  uniformly 
continued  since,  generally  on  Monday  evening,  with  an  average 
attendance  of  twelve. 

A  Maternal  Association  was  formed  early  in  Mr.  Edwards's 
ministry.  It  held  monthly  meetings.  Once  in  three  months  the 
Pastor  was  accustomed  to  meet  the  mothers  and  children.  At 
such  a  meeting,  in  1821,  a  collection  is  reported  in  the  Mis- 
sionary Herald  to  have  been  taken.  This  association  seems  to 
have  lost  interest  after  a  few  years.  Its  meetings  were  sus- 
pended, probably,  for  a  season,  previous  to  the  ordination  of  Mr 
Langstroth.  In  May,  1838,  it  was  revived.  A  constitution 
was  adopted,  and  signed  by  thirty-two  mothers.  Its  meetings 
were  again  suspended,  ?ome  time  previously  (o  the  ordination  ol 
the  present  pastor.  In  March,  1856,  a  new  constitution  was 
adopted.  Since  that  time  the  meetings  have  been  attended  on 
7 


74  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

Thursday  afternoons,  at  first  usually  with  Wid.  Rhoda  Gleason; 
since  her  death,  with  Mrs.  II.  B.  Taylor. 

A  female  prayer  meeting  was  in  existence  in  1817.     It  was 
held  at  the  house  of  Wid.  Henry  Abbot,  and  was  conducted  by 
her.     Only  a  few  ladies  met  there.     One  of  them,  Mrs.  Caleb 
Abbot,  used  to  walk  three  miles.     A  female  prayer  meeting  was 
commenced,  a  little  later,  on  Sabbath  evenings,  by  Mrs.  Edwards. 
There  was,  at  this  time,  no  other  stated  Sabbath  evening  ser- 
vice.    Mrs.   E.'s  room  was  crowded.     Subsequently  a  prayer 
meeting  was  held,  for  many  years,  with  Mrs.  Zeruiah  Griffin,  in 
Abbot  village.     Through  the  efforts  of  Mrs.  A.  D.  Newman  a 
meeting  was  established,  in  the  early  part  of  Mr.  Taylor's  min- 
istry, at  Dea.  Blanchard's.     One  was  held,  just  before  his  dis- 
mission, at  his  house.     Mrs.  Newman  invited  one  at  her  house, 
during  the  vacancy  of  the  ministerial  office.      This  soon  was 
omitted   for   various   causes.      In    1854,   Mrs.    H.    B.    Taylor 
established  a  meeting,  which  has  been  sustained  on  Thursday 
of  each  week,  to  the  present  time.     Circles  of  prayer  have 
been  formed,  also,  in  other  parts  of  the  Parish,  at  different  times, 
but  have  not  become  institutions.    In  the  spring  of  1858  a  young 
ladies'  meeting  was  commenced  at  the  Pastor's  house,  and  is  still 
attended  by  ten  or  twelve  persons.     This  is  held  on  Monday 
evening. 


XII. 
SABBATH  SCHOOLS. 

During  the  interval  of  public  worship  on  Sundays,  it  was  cus- 
tomary for  the  people  who  remained  at  noon  to  come  together  to 
hear  the  reading  of  a  sermon  and  to  sing.  How  ancient  a  prac- 
tice this  was  in  this  Parish  is  not  known.  Judge  Phillips  was 
accustomed  to  read.  He  testified  his  interest  in  this  service 


SABBATH   SCHOOLS.  75 

by  bequeathing,  at  his  death,  in  1802,  a  flagon  to  the  church,  on 
which  was  the  following  inscription :  "  By  the  direction  of  the 
late  Samuel  Phillips,  Esq.,  Lieut.-Gov.,  this  flagon  is  respect- 
fully presented  to  the  South  Church  in  Andover,  as  a  memorial 
of  his  sincere  affection  and  esteem,  and  of  his  earnest  request 
that  the  laudable  practice  of  reading  in  the  house  of  public  wor- 
ship between  services  may  be  continued,  so  long  as  even  a  small 
number  shall  be  disposed  to  attend  the  exercise."  The  same 
day  another  flagon  was  presented  by  Samuel  Abbot,  Esq.,  bear- 
ing a  similar  inscription.  The  church  voted  each  year,  after- 
ward, at  its  annual  meeting,  to  continue  this  practice.  A  com- 
mittee was  usually  appointed  to  invite  the  cooperation  of  the 
Parish  in  this  service.  Readers  were  appointed  by  this  com- 
mittee, or,  still  more  frequently,  the  Parish  itself  appointed 
several  persons  to  secure  readers.  The  last  vote  in  the  church 
to  continue  this  reading  was  passed  in  1828. 

Ten  years  before  this  last  date  the  Sabbath  School  was 
formed.  A  preparatory  movement  had  commenced  in  the  spring 
of  1816,  by  the  organization  of  a  Juvenile  Bible  Society.  Every 
child,  who  daily  read  the  Bible  himself,  or,  if  not  old  enough  to 
read,  who  heard  it  read  by  others,  and  endeavored  to  understand 
and  obey  it,  and  who  annually  contributed  to  send  it  to  the 
heathen,  was  a  member. 

"At  the  opening  of  the  [common]  schools,  in  181 G,  each  teacher 
was  furnished  with  a  blank  book  ruled  with  eight  columns.  On 
the  first  column  was  to  be  written  the  name  of  each  scholar :  on 
the  second,  his  age  :  on  the  third,  the  number  of  times  he  had 
been  at  the  head  of  his  class  at  the  last  spelling  for  the  day  :  on 
the  fourth,  the  number  of  books  which  he  had  taken  from  the 
library :  on  the  fifth,  the  number  of  verses  of  hymns  and  divine 
songs  which  he  had  learned:  on  the  sixth,  the  number  of 
answers  which  he  had  learned,  of  the  shorter  Catechism :  on 
the  seventh,  the  number  of  verses  which  he  had  learned  of  the 
Bible '.  and,  on  the  eighth,  the  number  of  cents  which,  in  the 
course  of  one  year,  he  had  given  to  the  Bible  Society." 


76  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

A  committee,  at  the  close  of  the  schools,  examined  the  schol- 
ars and  inspected  these  books.  A  great  deal  of  interest  was  thus 
excited,  not  only  in  behalf  of  the  benevolent  object  of  sending 
bibles  to  the  heathen,  but  in  the  study  of  the  Bible  and  Cate- 
chism, and  the  committing  of  hymns.  Of  the  415  scholars  then 
in  the  schools,  "  127  learned  through  the  Catechism;  241,  all 
taken  together,  learned  more  than  7000  verses  of  hymns  and 
divine  songs,  and  121  more  than  5000  verses  of  the  Bible." 

The  Sabbath  School  was  opened  in  the  vestry  in  the  spring 
of  1818.  It  was  held,  as  since,  during  the  intermission  of  public 
worship.  The  number  of  children  the  first  year  was  138.  In 
the  following  summers,  district  Sabbath  Schools  were  held  at 
various  points  in  the  Parish,  probably  in  the  afternoon.  Of 
these  there  were  at  one  time  seven.  They  continued  in  session 
from  fourteen  to  eighteen  weeks.  July  22,  1827,  owing  to  the 
large  increase  of  scholars  in  the  vestry,  the  school  kept  there 
was  removed  to  the  meeting  house,  and  the  following  winter  the 
experiment  of  continuing  the  school  through  the  year  was  tried 
with  complete  succsss. 

Up  to  this  date  the  scholars  had  been  nearly  all  under  twenty 
years  of  age.  Of  330  pupils  in  the  summer  of  1827,  only  eight 
had  passed  this  age.  The  religious  interest  of  1831  and  the 
years  following  largely  increased  the  school.  At  this  time  the 
first  adult  classes  were  formed.  So  large  a  number  as  640  were 
then  reported  as  members  of  the  school.  The  number  reported 
each  year  to  1838  was  little  less  than  600.  In  the  spring  of 
1842  a  report  was  made  to  the  Sunday  School  Union  of  384 
teachers  and  scholars.  The  above  numbers  seem  to  be  the 
largest  numbers  on  any  one  Sabbath.  The  following  is  the 
average  attendance  in  the  school,  from  1842  to  1859,  inclusive  : 


1842 

.  .  .  253. 

1848  .  .  . 

206. 

1854 

.  .  .  147. 

1843 

.  .  .  241. 

1849  .  .  . 

196. 

1855 

..  .  126. 

1844 

.  .  .  203. 

1850  .  .  . 

184. 

1856 

.  .  .  166. 

1845 

.  ..  213. 

1851  .  .. 

182. 

1857 

.  .  .  205. 

1846 

.  .  .  209. 

1852  .  .  . 

152. 

1858 

.  .  .  197. 

1847 

.  .  .  194. 

1853  .  .  . 

167. 

1859 

(8mos)  190. 

SABBATH   SCHOOLS.  77 

The  teachers  of  the  school  were  at  first  very  largely  from  the 
Seminary.  It  was  found  difficult  to  induce  the  male  members 
of  the  church  to  take  classes.  Of  thirty-five  male  teachers,  in 
1827,  all  but  four  or  five  were  from  the  Seminary.  This  evil 
has  been  somewhat  corrected  since.  Yet  at  the  Teachers'  meet- 
ing, held  at  Dea.  Blanchard's  since  1840,  only  two  male  teachers 
are  remembered  as  attending.  At  the  present  time  there  are 
ten  female  teachers  and  eighteen  male,  of  whom  eleven  are  from 
the  Seminary. 

The  prevailing  impression  is,  that  during  the  first  five  years 
of  the  school  it  had  no  Superintendent,  formally  recognized  as 
such.  The  record  books  do  not  commence  till  1823,  and  the  one 
kept  of  the  years  1829-1841  has  been  lost.  The  following  table 
of  Superintendents  has  been  compiled,  during  those  years,  from 
the  memories  of  different  individuals. 

1823  Orramel  S.  Hinckley,  Prof.  Tenn.  College :  died  at  Natchez, 

Miss.,  1837. 

1824  Jolm  Maltby,  Pastor  at  Sutton,  and  of  Hammond  St.  Church, 

Bangor. 

1825  David  Greene,  formerly  one  of  the  Secretaries  A.  B.  C.  F.  M. 

1826  John  Crosby,  Castine,  Maine;  died  1833.,. 

1827  Alvan  Nash,  Pastor  at  Sandusky  City,  Ohio,  Eavenna,  Ohio, 

Chester,  Ohio,  Chagrin  Falls,  Ohio,  and  at  Willoughby, 
Ohio,  where  he  now  is  a  Teacher  of  a  Female  Seminary. 
H.  G.  O.  Dwight,  D.  D.,  Missionary  at  Constantinople. 

1828  George  W.  Perkins,  Pastor  at  Montreal,  Meriden,  Ct.,  and 

Chicago,  III. ;  died  1856. 
Seth  H.  Keeler,  Pastor  at  Calais,  Me. 
1829-1841. 

Thomas  Brainerd,  D.  D.,  Pastor  of  the  Third  Pres.  Church, 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Benjamin  Labaree,  D.  D.,  Home  Missionary  in  Tenn.,  Pres. 

Jackson  College,  Tenn.,  Sec.  Centr.  Ed.  Soc.,  now  Pres. 

of  Middlebury  College,  Middlebury,  Vt. 
Justin  Perkins,  D.  D.,  lately  of  the  Mission  to  the  Nestorians. 
Buell  W.  Smith,  Pastor  at  Montpelier,  Vt.,  and  since  Teacher 

at  Burlington,  Vt. 
Solomon  B.  Ingram  ;  died  1840. 
Plin  B.  Day,  Pastor  at  Derry  and  Hollis,  N.  H. 
7* 


78  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

Amos  Bullard,  Pastor  at  Barre  ;  died  1850. 

Samuel  Beane,  Pastor  at  Little  Compton,  R.  I.,  now  Teacher 
of  a  Female  Seminary  at  Beloit,  Wisconsin. 

James  Boutwell,  Pastor  at  Brentwood  and  Sanbornton,  N.  II. 

Eliphalet  Y.  Swift,  Agent  of  Am.  Tract  Soc  ,  Pastor  at  North- 
ampton, South  Hadley,  and  Clinton,  N.  Y. 

1842  Luther  H.  Sheldon,  Pastor  at  Townsend  and  at  Westboro'. 
Joseph  M.  R.  Eaton,  Pastor  at  Henniker,  N.  H. 

1843  Jo  A  S.  Everett,  Missionary  at  Constantinople;  died  1856. 
184  i     David  Torrey,  Pastor  at  Delhi,  N.  Y. 

Daniel  T.  Fiske,  Pastor  of  the  Belleville  Church,  Newburyport. 
1815     Thomas  E.  Foster,  Teacher  in  Phillips  Academy  ;  afterwards  a 
Preacher  for  a  short  time  ;  died  1851. 

Timothy  Lyman,  Lansing,  Georgia. 
1846-1847     Dea.  Albert  Abbott 
1847-1848     John  H.  Manning. 
1848-1855     Dea.  A.  J.  Gould. 
1855-1859     Dea.  Edward  Taylor. 


The  Superintendents  previous  to  1846,  except  Buell  W. 
Smith,  James  Boutwell  and  Thomas  E.  Foster,  were  not  mem- 
bers of  this  church.  The  latter  was  a  native  of  the  Parish. 
Daring  several  years  Dea.  Amos  Abbott  acted  as  Superin- 
tendent in  the  Seminary  vacations.  Dea.  Newman,  still  ear- 
lier, was  a  helper  in  this  and  many  other  ways.  Since  1846, 
the  Superintendents  have  all  been  of  members  of  the  church. 

Previous  to  the  establishment  of  the  Sabbath  School,  there 
had  existed  a  social  Library,  owned  by  share-holders,  but  usually 
called  the  Parish  Library.  It  was  composed  chiefly  of  religious 
books.  It  was  replenished  about  the  time  of  Mr.  Edwards's  set- 
tlement. In  1834  ninety  volumes  remained,  and  were  incorpo- 
rated with  the  Sabbath  School  Library.  "  A  Circulating  Li- 
brary of  Moral  and  Religious  Tracts"  was  established  in  1815. 
A  large  number  of  books  suitable  for  children  were  procured, 
divided  into  as  many  parcels  as  there  were  [common]  schools  in 
the  place,  and  one  parcel,  enclosed  in  a  trunk,  was  left  at  each 
school.  All  children,  whose  conduct  and  improvement  met  the 
approbation  of  the  teacher,  were  allowed  to  take  a  book  from  the 


SABBATH   SCHOOLS.  79 

Library  every  Saturday.  This  was  part  of  the  arrangement  of 
the  Bible  Society  already  mentioned. 

Books  were  procured  for  the  Sabbath  School  in  1820.  From 
1829  through  several  years  a  part  of  the  collections  made  at  the 
communion  table  were  appropriated  for  the  increase  of  the 
Library.  On  the  catalogue  of  the  Library,  in  1834,  were  387 
volumes.  After  a  revision  had  been  made,  and  about  thirty 
volumes  added,  the  whole  number  actually  in  the  Library  was 
275.  Revisions  and  additions  were  made,  also,  in  1842,  1847 
and  1851.  In  1851  the  catalogue  contained  the  titles  of  351 
books.  A  new  revision  was  made  in  1858,  and  a  small  collec- 
tion was  taken  for  the  benefit  of  the  Library.  There  were  then 
found  180  old  books  remaining.  This  number  was  increased  to 
239,  by  the  purchase  of  new  books. 

The  Sabbath  School  Concert  has  been  observed,  statedly,  for 
at  least  twenty  years.  Teachers'  meetings  have  been  held  at 
various  times,  but  have  been  frequently  suspended.  During  the 
summer  of  1858  a  Sabbath  School  prayer  meeting  was  held  in 
the  vestry,  on  Saturday  evening  of  each  week. 

In  1847,  this  Sabbath  School  formed,  in  connection  with  the 
other  Sabbath  Schools  of  the  town,  a  Union  .Concert,  holding  its 
meetings  quarterly.  At  the  annual  meeting  in  April,  which  was 
held  in  the  South  Church,  a  sermon  was  preached.  At  all  the 
meetings  reports  were  made  of  the  attendance  in  each  school, 
and  of  any  other  facts  of  interest.  This  Concert  was  continued 
with  harmony  and  profit  till  1858. 


80  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

XIII. 
CHARITABLE    AND    MISSIONARY  EFFORTS. 

It  seems  strange  to  one  tracing  backward  the  records  of  the 
church  from  the  present  time,  when  so  much  of  its  effort  is 
expended  on  missions  and  other  benevolent  movements,  to  come 
so  soon  to  a  period,  when  comparatively,  if  not  absolutely,  no 
such  effort  was  in  existence.  The  benevolent  history  of  this 
church  begins  with  1814.  A  few  individuals  of  its  membership, 
had,  previously,  contributed  to  missionary  societies.  Some  col- 
lections also  may  have  been  taken  before  this  date.  But  the 
first  general  interest  in  associated  and  systematic  efforts  for 
doing  good  was  awakened  by  the  formation  of  "  The  Andover 
South  Parish  Society  for  the  Reformation  of  Morals."  In  a 
discourse  before  this  society,  Mr.  Edwards  gives  the  following 
account  of  "  the  views  and  feelings,  which  on  the  20th  of  April, 
1814,  led  to  its  formation."  "A  number  of  praying  fathers,"  ot 
whom  he  mentions  one  in  particular,  Dea.  Daniel  Poor,  who 
died  the  same  year,  "  seeing  the  prevalence  of  immorality,  par- 
ticularly Sabbath-breaking,  intemperance,  and  profanity,  and 
their  destructive  consequences  to  this,  and  future  generations, 
not  only  for  this  life,  but  the  life  to  come,  looking  with  a  tender 
concern  on,  the  children  and  rising  generation,  and  feeling  that 
their  departure  was  at  hand,  expressed  a  desire  to  form  a  society, 
or  do  something,  which  might  be  the  means  of  benefiting  the 
children,  of  doing  good,  when  they  should  be  no  more.  .  .  .  Often 
in  the  fulness  of  his  soul,  said  the  venerable  father,  who  sleeps 
in  yonder  grave-yard,  0,  that  there  would  be  something  done  for 
the  children" 

The  object  of  this  society  was,  as  we  shall  see,  a  wide  one. 
"  It  may  be  expressed,"  says  the  same  discourse,  "  in  two  words, 
DOING  GOOD."  It  met  quarterly,  and  the  Pastor,  who  was 
chairman  of  the  standing  committee,  presented  at  each  annual 


CHARITABLE   AND   MISSIONARY    EFFORTS.  81 

meeting  a  full  report.  Eleven  of  these  reports  were  made,  and 
most  of  them  are  still  among  the  church  papers.  Two  of  Mr. 
Edwards's  discourses  before  the  society  are  likewise  preserved. 
Dr.  Porter  preached  before  it  also  his  discourse,  "  Great  effects 
result  from  little  causes,"  afterwards  printed  as  No.  74,  of  the 
series  of  tracts  issued  by  the  American  Tract  Society.  We  hear 
nothing  of  this  society  after  1825. 

Attention  was  first  paid  to  the  evils  of  intemperance,  profanity, 
and  Sabbath-breaking.  It  was  proposed  to  remedy  these  evils 
in  three  ways ;  first,  by  personal  influence  and  example  of  the 
members  of  the  society ;  secondly,  by  conversation  in  the  fami- 
lies and  neighborhoods ;  thirdly,  by  the  support  of  Tithingmen ; 
and  fourthly,  by  attention  to  the  children.  In  the  course  of  two 
years  much  was  done  in  these  ways.  The  report  for  1815, 
gives  the  following  results.  With  reference  to  profanity :  "  This 
enormous  evil,  which  a  few  years  ago  was  so  prevalent,  has 
almost  ceased,  except  it  be  with  a  few  of  the  most  degraded." 

"  The  alarming  profanation  of  the  Sabbath,  which  two  years 
ago  threatened  to  sweep  everything*  before  it,  and  was  thought 
to  be  incurable,  has  not  only  been  arrested  and  greatly  checked, 
but  almost  entirely  done  away.  .  .  .  There  is  not  probably  one 
twentieth  as  much  travelling  on  the  Sabbath  now  as  there  was 
two  years  ago." 

"As  to  intemperance,  although  some  individuals  are  still  reeling 
to  and  fro,  and  some  families  clothed  in  woe  by  this  iniquity, 
yet  the  evil  has  been  greatly  lessened.  A  few  years  ago  $15,- 
000  were  expended  in  this  town  for  ardent  spirits  in  one  year. 
$8,000  more  than  was  paid  for  the  support  of  the  gospel,  and  of 
all  the  schools,  highways,  stats  and  county  taxes,  and  all  other 
town  expenses.  The  people  the  last  year  did  not  probably 
expend  one  third  of  that  sum.  Ardent  spirits  in  the  respectable 
part  of  the  community  are  becoming  unfashionable  and  dispensed 
with  in  social  visits.  Many  workmen  are  employed  on  condi- 
tion of  refraining  from  ardent  spirits,  and  it  is  found  that  better 
men  are  secured,  and  that  they  do  more  business  and  in  a  better 


82  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

manner  than  before.  The  practice  of  taking  wine  at  funerals  is 
almost  entirely  abolished ;  and  it  begins  to  be  understood  that 
ardent  spirits,  except  in  special  cases  as  a  medicine,  are  not  only 
entirely  useless,  but  ruinous  to  the  bodies  and  souls  of  men." 

After  1815  the  reports  of  the  society  make  little  mention  of 
the  subjects  named  above.  But  these  subjects  were  not  neglected 
in  subsequent  years.  In  1824  a  man  intoxicated  was  suddenly 
killed  by  falling  from  his  wagon  near  the  house  of  the  late  Dea- 
con Poor.  This  called  forth  two  sermons  from  Mr.  Edwards, 
which  are  said  to  have  made  a  strong  impression  on  the  people. 
Meanwhile,  considerable  attention  had  been  given  to  those 
church  members  who  were  intemperate.  Several  had  been 
excluded.  In  the  years  immediately  following  1828,  a  still 
larger  number  of  persons  were  excluded  for  this  cause.  The 
sentiments  of  the  church  were  finally  expressed  by  these  resolu- 
tions :  — 

1.  Jan.  3,  1832.     Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  this  church,  in 
the  present  enlightened  state  of  the.  public  mind  in  regard  to  the  evils 
and  the  remedies  of  intemperance,  feel  ourselves  required,  by  the 
spirit  of  the  gospel,  to  refrain  entirely  from  the  manufacture,  sale,  or 
use  of  ardent  spirits,  except  as  an  article  of  medicine. 

2.  Jan.  3,  1832.     Resolved,  That  no  person  shall  hereafter  be  con- 
sidered as  a  candidate  for  admission  to  this  church,  who  may  be  con- 
cerned in  the  manufacture,  sale,  or  use  of  ardent  spirits;  unless,  in  the 
judgment  of  the  committee  for  examining  candidates,  there  may  be 
special  reasons  sufficient  to  justify  an  exception  to  this  rule. 

3.  Feb.  5,  1833.     Resolved,  That  the  retailing  of  ardent  spirits,  at 
the  present  day,  except  as  an  article  of  medicine  by  an  apothecary,  is 
inconsistent  with  a  profession  of  the  Christian  religion;  and  that  this 
church  will  regard  it,  if  practised  by  any  of  their  members,  as  a  public 
scandal,  subjecting  such  member  or  members  to  the  discipline  of  the 
church. 

As  the  society  now  paid  less  attention  to  the  improvement  of 
morals  in  the  Parish,  its  name  was  changed.  In  the  report  of 
1818  it  is  designated  The  Andover  S.  P.  Missionary  and  Char- 


CHARITABLE   AND   MISSIONARY   EFFORTS.  83 

itable  Society.  It  had  in  1815  received  an  auxiliary  society  of 
150  ladies,  called  The  Female  Charitable  Society,  and  in  1816, 
another  auxiliary,  called  The  Juvenile  Bible  Society,  which,  we 
have  seen,  was  preparatory  to  the  Sabbath  School.  In  1818,  a 
Sewing  Society  was  formed  for  clothing  the  poor  children  and 
relieving  the  sick  in  the  Parish.  In  1819,  "the  little  girls  ope- 
rated together,  and  by  working  one  half  a  day  in  a  fortnight, 
obtained  enough  to  support  in  the  family  of  a  missionary,  one 
heathen  child."  The  name  of  this  child  was  Justin  Edwards. 
This  little  society  supported  him  about  six  years.  Two  other 
heathen  children  were  supported  by  associated  individuals  in 
other  parts  of  the  Parish.  Their  names  were  Jonathan  French 
and  John  Adams.  We  learn,  too, -from  the  Missionary  Herald 
for  1821,  that  there  was  a  society  called  the  Western  Missionary 
Society,  of  which  Miss  Sarah  Abbot  was  Treasurer  for  that  year. 
In  1823,  three  other  associations  are  mentioned,  which  may  have 
been  the  same  with  those  in  existence  before,  except  that  their 
names  were  changed.  The  same  year  a  subscription  was  made 
by  twenty-two  men,  seventy-one  women,  and  fifty  children,  pledg- 
ing sufficient  money  to  support  a  school  of  forty  Jewish  children, 
to  be  called  The  Andover  Jewish  School. 

The  other  objects  for  which  these  societies  labored,  were  prin- 
cipally the  Translation  of  the  Scriptures,  the  Distribution  of 
Tracts,  and  the  purchase  of  school-books  for  the  poor  children 
of  the  Parish.  During  the  first  seven  years  of  the  society,  the 
sums  collected  amounted  to  $800,  or  a  little  over  $100  a  year. 
In  1821  and  1822,  the  sum  reported  is  $207.  In  1823,  the 
amount  collected  for  all  purposes  was  $336.61. 

In  1833,  committees  were  for  the  first  time  appointed  at  the 
annual  church  meeting,  to  take  charge  of  the  several,  departments 
of  Christian  Benevolence  to  which  the  church  were  accustomed 
to  contribute,  it  being  understood  that  these  committees  should 
do  all  for  the  promotion  of  the  respective  objects  assigned  them, 
that  is  usually  done  by  the  executive  officers  of  benevolent  asso- 
ciations. The  four  leading  committees  at  that  time  appointed, 


84  HISTORICAL    SKETCHES. 

were  on  Foreign  Missions,  Home  Missions,  the  Tract  Society, 
and  the  Education  Society.  At  some  time  since  1840  it  became 
the  custom  for  the  church  to  specify  at  its  annual  meeting  the 
principal  objects  for  which  collections  should  be  solicited,  and 
some  committee,  or  more  commonly  the  pastor,  appointed  col- 
lectors in  different  districts.  To  the  four  ( bjects  just  now  men- 
tioned, the  American  Bible  Society  has  for  ten  or  twelve  years 
been  added.  For  other  objects,  contributions  have  been  received 
in  the  meeting-house  at  the  discretion  of  the  pastor  and  deacons. 
The  contribution  made  at  communion,  has  been  ii  large  measure 
distributed  to  the  poor.  That  made  at  monthly  concerts,  has 
been  equally  divided  between  the  American  Board  and  the 
American  Home  Missionary^Society.  The  collection  for  the  Sab- 
bath School  cause,  has  been  usually  made  in  the  Sabbath  School. 

The  following  table  exhibits  the  amounts  raised  for  the  prin- 
cipal objects  of  benevolence,  so  far  as  it  has  been  possible  to 
ascertain  them,  from  January  1840  to  August  1859.  If  the 
total  amount  is  given  for  any  year,  the  blank  spaces  would  indi- 
cate that  no  contribution  was  made  for  the  particular  cause  that 
year.  If  the  total  amount  is  not  given,  it  is  uncertain  whether 
the  blanks  should  be  filled.  It  is  not  probable  that  all  the  sums 
are  given  with  perfect  correctness.  Some  of  them  have  been 
supplied  from  the  acknowledgments  contained  in  missionary 
publications.  Those  from  1840  to  1851,  inclusive,  except  those 
for  the  years  1842  and  1847,  were  taken  from  the  annual  ser- 
mons of  Rev.  J.  L.  Taylor,  kindly  furnished  for  the  purpose. 

The  large  sums  given  for  the  years  1840  and  1841  were  oc- 
casioned by  special  collections  in  behalf  of  the  Am.  Abolition 
and  Am.  Anti-Slavery  Societies.  In  the  column  designated  as 
that  of  the  Am.  and  For.  Chr.  Union  the  two  first  sums  were 
given  to  the  For.  Evang.  Society.  In  reference  to  the  sums 
reported  for  the  present  year,  it  should  be  said  that  the  donations 
to  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  and  the  Am.  Home  Miss.  Society  will  be 
increased  by  Monthly  Concert  collections  during  the  remaining 
months  —  probably  thirty  dollars  each. 


CHARITABLE   AND   MISSIONARY   EFFORTS. 


85 


Years. 

American 
Bible  Soc. 

A.  B.  C.  F.  M. 

American 
Education 
Society. 

Am.  Home 
lission  Soc'y. 

America  Q 
Tract  Soc'y. 

Sabbath 
Schools. 

1840 

$526,93 

$114,50 

$142,37 

none 

$50,00 

1841 

421,79 

36,60 

391,19 

$75,00 

50,00 

1842 

432,82 

55,00 

258,02 

1843 

283,12 

40,00 

258,51 

4G,08 

43.66 

1844 

241,57 

48,00 

282,06 

39,88 

1845    $70,00 

204,46 

50,00 

211,75 

none 

1846 

153,42 

108,05 

197,21 

1847 

75,00 

301,83 

114,42 

550,08 

151,42 

50,00 

1848 

56,72 

196,84 

124,00 

186,00 

308,00 

47,46 

1849 

65,52 

284,94 

99,00 

223,17 

153,73 

30,78 

1850 

60,05 

400,28 

40,00 

221,01 

85,25 

45,93 

1851 

55,00 

372,78 

40,00 

292,11 

70,00 

87,32 

1852 

351,52 

44,88 

223,42 

1853 

284,68 

38,68 

230,22 

1854 

66,69 

233,48 

16,48 

164,77 

1855 

54,00 

293,54 

29,30 

172,61 

62,59 

1856 

81,57 

400,50 

60,45 

201,18 

200,00 

85,00 

1857 

74,13 

451,90 

80,00 

261,91 

71,32 

66,20 

1858 

76,00 

444,69 

98,33 

216,70 

50,00 

46,00 

1859 

none. 

562,31 

65,00 

248,86 

Years. 

\m.&For. 
Ch.Union. 

Western 
Colleges. 

Am.  Seamen's 
Friend  Soc'y. 

Poor. 

Miscellane- 
ous. 

Totals. 

1840 

$20,00 

none 

none 

none 

$533,00 

$1386,80 

1841 

none 

none 

none 

none 

676,30 

1650,88 

1842 

none 

1843 

none 

$130,00 

none 

none 

125,00 

930,37 

1844 

none 

none 

$21,50 

none 

105,00 

738,01 

1845 

none 

60,00 

27,50 

$46,70 

338,00 

1008,41 

1846 

41,21 

1847 

none 

89,50 

39,30 

39,91 

175,19 

1586,65 

1848 

50,00 

73,00 

100,00 

34,88 

36,00 

1212,90 

1849 

40,00 

75,00 

95,00 

27,29 

38,91 

1133,14 

1850 

40,54 

87,75 

none 

39,96 

22,76 

1049,53 

1851 

25,00 

89,43 

none 

30,75 

112,36 

1194,75 

1852 

80,25 

36,83 

1853 

none 

42,41 

1854 

76,77 

35,88 

1855 

64,00 

38,65 

1856 

none 

77,85 

none 

47,88 

78,77 

1233,00 

1857 

32,00 

77,75 

59,00 

92,85 

246,00 

1513,06 

1858 

none 

73,60 

none 

89,12 

306,00 

1400,44 

1859 

52,00 

86  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

In  May  1836,  thirty-five  ladies  associated  themselves  together 
as  a  society,  under  the  name  of  the  Canadian  Missionary  Society. 
Their  special  object  at  that  time  was  the  support  of  teachers 
among  the  French  Canadian  population.  Two  teachers  belong- 
ing to  the  Parish,  Miss  Mary  Abbot,  since  deceased,  and  Miss 
Phebe  Foster,  now  Mrs.  Dea.  Jos.  Cummings,  were  sustained 
there  for  two  years,  the  former  by  the  Sabbath  School,  and  the 
latter  by  this  Society,  with  the  cooperation  of  the  Juvenile  Mis- 
sionary Society. 

At  the  close  of  the  two  years,  in  November  1838,  the  society 
took  the  name  of  the  Female  Charitable  Society,  which  it  still 
retains.  It  has  been  a  social  Sewing  Society,  meeting  once  a 
fortnight,  working  for  different  objects  in  different  years.  Among 
these  objects  may  be  mentioned,  in  the  order  in  which  the  society 
worked  for  them :  Foreign  Missions,  For.  Evangelical  Society, 
Western  Reserve  College,  Home  Missions,  Seamen,  and  the 
support  of  a  colporteur.  For  several  of  these  objects,  the  society 
has  worked  two  or  three  years.  During  other  years  some  local 
object  of  benevolence  has  enlisted  its  sympathies  and  efforts. 
The  amount  of  money  annually  received  from  the  work,  taxes, 
and  subscriptions  of  this  society,  has  varied  from  fifty  to  two 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars.  Probably  one  hundred  and  fifty  is 
nearly  the  average  amount.  During  its  existence  it  has  contri- 
buted not  far  from  $2,000  to  benevolent  purposes.  It  has  had  a 
social  value  to  the  Parish  also,  of  itself  sufficient,  it  is  believed, 
to  justify  its  continuance. 

The  Juvenile  Missionary  Society  was  probably  formed  at 
about  the  same  time  with  the  Canadian  Missionary  Society,  with 
which  it  cooperated.  It  owed  much  in  the  first  years  to  Miss 
Mary  Abbot,  just  now  mentioned.  Mrs.  Mehitabel  G.  Abbot, 
Mrs.  Phebe  Cummings,  Miss  Mary  E.  Hidden,  and  Miss  Han- 
nah E.  Whittier,  have  successively  directed  and  upheld  it.  In 
the  year  1851,  it  contributed  to  Foreign  Missions  $98.  Not 
long  after  this  the  effort  to  continue  it  was  deemed  discouraging, 
and  before  1855  it  was  given  up.  During  the  years  1857-8 


ORGANIZATION  OF  OTHER  CHURCHES.         87 

Miss  Anstice  Abbot  gathered  a  few  girls  into  a  society.  A 
more  vigorous  and  hopeful  attempt  to  revive  and  sustain  this 
department  of  missionary  effort  has  been  made  within  a  few 
months  by  Miss  C.  H.  Swift  and  Miss  S.  M.  Sweetser.  It  is 
pleasant  thus  to  be  able  to  close  the  account  of  charitable  and 
missionary  efforts,  with  the  thought,  that  what  was  well  begun  in 
1814  (the  effort  to  interest  the  young  in  doing  good),  has  not,  for 
any  long  time,  been  wholly  overlooked. 


XIV. 
ORGANIZATION  OF  OTHER  CHURCHES. 

October  26,  1729,  "  Such  of  the  inhabitants  of  Methuen  as 
had  been,  at  one  time  and  another,  admitted  to  communion  here, 
were  dismissed."  Fourteen  were  then  dismissed,  and  the  church 
in  Methuen  was  organized  Nov.  5th  of  the  same  year. 

The  settlement  of  Concord,  N.  H.,  in  1727,  was  commenced, 
to  a  large  extent,  by  citizens  of  Andover.  Almost  a  fourth  of 
the  settlers  were  from  this  town.  Rev.  Mr.  Phillips  was  one 
of  the  first  proprietors.  He,  with  two  delegates  from  this 
church,  were  of  the  council,  which  assembled  Nov.  18,  1730, 
"  to  constitute  a  church  in  the  said  plantation,"  a«d  to  ordain  its 
first  pastor.  One  of  the  eight  members  then  constituted  a 
church  was  of  his  flock.  But  for  several  years  that  church  was 
strengthened  by  numerous  dismissions  from  this. 

In  1738,  the  year  of  the  organization  of  the  church  in  Pem- 
broke, N.  H.,  seven  members  of  the  South  Church  were  dis- 
missed to  be  incorporated  with  that  enterprise. 

The  church  in  Hollis,  N.  H.,  was  formed  in  1743.  Three  of 
its  first  members  were  from  this  church. 

Two  members  of  this  church,  with  six  persons  from  other 


88  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

churches,  constituted  the  church  at  Wilton,  N.  H.,  which  was 
gathered  Dec.  14,  1763.  Six  more  were  recommended  to  join 
them  in  1765.  During  the  remaining  years  of  the  century  this 
number  was  greatly  increased. 

Several  other  churches  of  New  Hampshire,  as  will  be  seen  by 
the  catalogue,  were  either  partly  formed  or  strengthened  from 
this  church.  Among  them  may  be  especially  mentioned  those 
in  Pelham,  Aniherst,  Loudon,  Hancock,  Weare,  Deering,  Green- 
field and  Peterboro'. 

The  churches  in  Bethel  and  Norway,  Maine,  were  in  some 
measure  nourished,  in  early  years,  by  this  church.  The  church 
in  the  neighboring  town  of  Albany  received  hence,  at  its  forma- 
tion, in  1803,  ten  of  its  members. 

In  the  year  1816  the  church  connected  with  the  Theological 
Seminary  was  formed.  Five  members  of  this  church  connected 
themselves  with  it. 

November  28,  1826,  fifty-six  members  of  this  church  received 
dismission,  and,  on  the  fifth  of  December  following,  were  organ- 
ized as  the  West  church  in  Andover,  adopting  the  same  Con- 
fession of  Faith  and  Covenant  as  are  used  by  this  church.  Their 
meeting-house  was  dedicated  Dec.  26,  1826.  The  successive 
pastors  of  the  West  Church  have  been 

Rev.  Samuel  C.  Jackson,  D.  D.,  Ordained  June  6,  1827,  Dismissed 
Sept.  25,  1850. 

Rev.  Charles  II.  Pierce,  Ordained  Oct.  9,  1850,  Dismissed  June 
1,  1855. 

Rev.  James  II.  Merrill,  Installed  April  30,  1856. 

The  Methodists  began  to  preach,  it  is  believed,  in  the  Bank 
Hall,  as  early  as  1830.  A  church  was  apparently  in  existence 
at  the  close  of  1831.  Within  about  two  years  from  this  date  six 
members  were  dismissed  from  this  to  the  Methodist  Church.  A 
large  number  of  tax-payers  left  the  parish  and  connected  them- 
selves with  the  new  Society.  A  meeting-house  was  soon  built, 


ORGANIZATION   OF   OTHER   CHURCHES.  89 

and,  at  times,  the  church  was  flourishing.  It  grew  feeble  after  a 
few  years.  Its  last  minister  left  before,  or  during,  the  year 
1840.  Its  organization  was  kept  several  years  after  this,  but 
the  meeting-house  at  length  passed  into  other  hands,  and  only 
the  foundation  stones  remain  on  the  old  site. 

In  the  fall  of  1832,  the  Baptist  Church  of  this  town  was 
formed.  No  person,  at  the  time  a  member  of  the  South  Church, 
was  engaged  in  its  formation.  Quite  a  number  of  persons  be- 
longing to  the  Parish,  however,  connected  themselves  with  the 
Baptist  Society.  The  Baptist  Church  was  Recognized  Oct.  3, 
1832.'  The  meeting-house  was  dedicated  August  28,  1834. 
The  public  services  of  Recognition  were  held  in  the  South  meet- 
ing house,  by  invitation.  The  ministers  of  this  people  were 

Rev.  James  Huckins,  Inst.  August  28,  1834,  Res.  Oct.  25,  1835. 
Rev.  George  J.  Carleton,  Inst.  June  15,  1836,  Res.  Oct.  5,  1838. 
Rev.  Nathaniel  Hervey,  Invited  August  11 ,  1839,  Left  1841. 
Rev.  Benjamin  S.  Cobbett,  Ord.  Feb.  8,  1842,  Res.  Oct.  5,  1847. 
Rev.  Silas  B.  Randall,  Came  Oct.  1,  1848,  Left  Oct.  1849. 

From  this  latter  date,  for  ten  years,  this  church  did  not  sus- 
tain stated  services.  The  church  dissolved  itself  Dec.  8,  1857. 
Sixteen  members  united,  as  a  branch,  with  the  church  in  Law- 
rence, under  the  care  of  Rev.  Frank  Remington.  During  Mr. 
R.'s  preaching,  continued  here  for  several  weeks  following,  a 
large  number  of  persons  were  baptized,  and,  on  the  28th  of  July, 
1858,  a  Baptist  Church  of  156  members  was  Recognized.  Rev. 
Wm.  S.  McKenzie  was  the  same  day  Recognized  as  its  pastor. 

The  Evangelical  Church  at  North  Andover  received  fourteen 
of  its  thirty-one  original  members  from  the  South  Church.  The 
church  was  organized  and  its  meeting-house  dedicated  Sept.  3, 
1834.  It  has  had  three  pastors  : 

Rev.  Jesse  Page,  Ord.  Sept.  9,  1835,  Dis.  June  7,  1843." 
Rev.  William  T.  Briggs,  Ord.  Nov.  4,  1846,  Dis.  1855. 
Rev.  L.  H.  Cobb,  Ord.  Oct.  28,  1857. 


90  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

The  first  time  the  services  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
were  performed  in  Andover,  was  in  the  summer  of  1835,  when 
Rt.  Rev.  B.  B.  Smith,  of  Kentucky,  officiated,  on  Sunday,  three 
times,  in  the  Bank  Hall.  The  first  meeting  relative  to  the  for- 
mation of  a  religious  society  was  held  in  the  same  place  July 
28th  of  the  same  summer.  The  first  Parish  meeting  was  held 
August  6th.  The  first  communion  was  on  April  3,  1836.  Dur- 
ing the  years  1837  and  1838  fourteen  members  of  the  South 
Church  were  dismissed  and  became  communicants  with  this  new 
church,  which  had  taken  the  name  of  Christ  Church.  The 
church  edifice  was  consecrated  Oct.  31,  1837.  Its  ministers 
have  been 

Rev.  James  H.  Tyng,  1836. 

Rev.  Joseph  H.  Clinch,  1837. 

Rev.  Samuel  Fuller,  D.  D.,  Oct.  1,  1837  —  June  26,  1843. 

Rev.  George  Packard,  1843  —  1845. 

Rev.  Henry  Waterman,  Dec.  1845  —June  5,  1849. 

Rev.  Samuel  Fuller,  D.  D.,  Oct.  1,  1849  —  Oct.  1,  1859. 

A  Universalist  Society  was  formed  here  in  the  fall  of  1837,  and 
a  meeting-house  built  in  the  year  1838.  A  church  was  formed 
later.  Public  worship  has  been  irregularly  sustained  ;  for  seve- 
ral years,  after  1846,  it  was  entirely  suspended.  At  present  it 
is  supported  but  half  the  time. 

The  Free  Christian  Church  of  Andover  was  organized  in 
1846.  Of  its  forty-four  original  members,  fourteen  were  dis- 
missed from  the  South  Church.  It  was  organized,  through  a 
council  of  churches,  May  7,  1846.  Sabbath  services  had  com- 
menced some  months  before  this  date.  For  a  few  years  the  ser- 
vices were  held  in  the  Universalist  Church.  But  in  1849  the 
Methodist  Church  was  purchased  and  removed,  and  from  it  the 
present  meeting  house  of  this  society  was.  built.  The  pastors  of 
the  Free  Church  have  been 

Rev.  Elijah  C.  Winchester,  Feb.  1846  —  Sept.  1848. 
Rev.  Sherlock  Bristol,  Oct.  1848— Oct.  1849. 


CONTRIBUTION   TO   THE   MINISTRY.  91 

Rev.  William  B.  Brown,  August  1850  — April  1855. 
Rev.  Caleb  E.  Fisher,  June  1855  —May  1859. 
Rev.  S.  C.  Leonard,  Sept.  1859. 

Some  time  before  1847  a  Sabbath  School  was  opened  in 
Ballard  Vale,  and  Sabbath  evening  services  conducted  there  by 
persons  connected  with  this  and  the  neighboring  churches.  .At 
a  meeting  of  citizens  in  the  village,  in  1847,  it  was  thought  most 
proper  that  the  stated  services  should  be  those  of  the  Episcopal 
Church.  Accordingly,  such  services  were  continued  in  the 
Depot  Hall  till  August  1849.  Worship  in  that  form  not  receiv- 
ing sufficient  support,  a  Union  Society  was  formed,  and  a 
preacher  employed  for  six  months.  At  the  end  of  this  time 
he  joined  the  New  England  Conference,  and  gathered  a  Metho- 
dist Church.  This  was  in  the  early  part,  probably,  of  1850. 
The  Methodist  Society,  in  1851,  built  a  meeting-house.  They 
.  have  not  been  able  to  support,  except  at  short  intervals,  a  resi- 
dent preacher. 

Immediately  on  the  formation  of  the  Methodist  Church  the 
Union  Society  repaired  to  the  Union  Hall,  where  they  have 
since  maintained  public  worship.  Rev.  Henry  S.  Greene  began 
to  preach  for  them  in  Sept.,  1850.  A  Congregational  Church  of 
eleven  members,  nine  of  whom  were  from  the  South  Church,  was 
organized  Dec.  31,  1854.  Mr.  Greene  was  installed  their  pas- 
tor, by  a  council  of  Congregational  Churches,  April  1,  1855. 


XV. 

CONTRIBUTION  TO   THE  MINISTRY. 

The  following  persons,  who  have  either  become  preachers  of 
the  gospel,  or  were  in  process  of  education  for  that  end,  were 
mostly  born  and  baptized  in  this  Parish ;  all,  when  children,  re- 


92  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

sided  here  with  parents  who  belonged  to  the  church  or  Parish. 
The  date  before  each  name  is  the  date  of  their  birth. 

1706  John  Blunt,  son  of  William,  H.  U.  1727,  ordained  the  third 
minister  of  Newcastle,  N.  H.,  Dec.  20,  1732:  died  August 
7,  1748. 

1706  James  Chandler,  son  of  Thomas,  H.  U.  1728,  ordained  minister 
of  the  second  parish  in  Rowley,  Oct.  18,  1732:  died  1788. 

1713  Samuel  Chandler,  son  of  Josiah,  H.  U.  1735,  ordained  pastor 
of  the  second  church  in  York,  Me.,  Jan.  20, 1 742  :  installed  in 
the  first  church  in  Gloucester,  Nov.  13,  1751 :  died  1775. 

1716  Abiel  Abbot,  son  of  Dea.  John,  H.  U.  1737,  designed  for  the 
ministry  :  died  May  29,  1739. 

1723  John  Chandler,  son  of  Thomas,  H.  U.  1743,  ordained  minister 
of  Billerica  Oct.  21,  1747:  removed  June  5,1760:  died 
Nov.  10,  1762. 

1725  Nathan  Holt,  son  of  Nicholas,  H.  U.  1757,  ordained  pastor 
of  the  second  church  in  Danvers,  Jan.  3,  1759  :  died  Aug.  1, 
1792. 

1735  Abiel  Foster,  son  of  Capt.  Asa,  H.  U.  1756,  ordained  minister 
of  Canterbury,  N.  H.,  Jan.  1761  :  dismissed  1779  :  was  after- 
wards Representative  in  the  General  Court,  President  of  the 
State  Senate,  Chief  Justice  of  the  C.  C.  P.  Rockingham 
County,  Representative  in  the  old  Congress,  and  for  ten 
years  under  the  present  Constitution  :  died  Feb.  180G. 

1747  David  Osgood,  D.  D.,  son  of  Capt.  Isaac,  H.  U.  1771,  ordained 
pastor  of  the  church  in  Medford,  Sept,  14,  1 774 :  died  Dec.  12, 
1822. 

1759  John  Abbot,  son  of  Capt.  John,  H.  U.  1784,  Instructor  in  Phil- 
lips Academy,  Tutor  in  H.  U.  five  years :  studied  divinity, 
and  was  approbated  to  preach;  his  health  not  permitting 
him  to  preach,  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Portland, 
Professor  of  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages  in  Bowdoin 
College  1802-1816,  Treasurer  of  the  College  1816-1829: 
died  at  Andover  July  2,  1843. 

1761  Robert  Gray,  son  of  Robert,  H.  U.  1786,  ordained  minister  at 
Dover,  N.  H.,  Feb.  1787  :  dismissed  May  1805 :  died  August 
1822. 


CONTRIBUTION   TO   THE   MINISTRY.  93 

1763  Peter  Holt,  son  of  Dea.  Joshua,  H.  U.  1790,  ordained  minister 
of  Epping,  N.  H.,  Feb.  27,  1793:  moved  to  Exeter,  N.  H., 
1821 :  installed  in  the  Presbyterian  church,  Peterboro',  N.  H., 
March  7,  1827  :  stated  supply  at  Deering,  N.  H.,  from  1835- 
1841  :  died  March  23,  1851. 

1770  Abiel  Abbot,  D.  D.,  son  of  Capt.  John,  H.  U.  1792,  Instructor 
in  Phillips  Academy,  at  Exeter  and  Andover  two  years : 
ordained,  June  1 795,  minister  of  the  first  church  in  Haverhill : 
installed,  Dec.  1803,  in  the  first  church  in  Beverly:  died  at 
sea,  near  Staten  Island,  June  7,  1828. 

1778  Jonathan  French,  D.  D.,  son  of  Rev.  Jonathan,  H.  U.  1798, 
Teacher  in  Phillips  Academy,  ordained  at  Northampton,  N. 
H.,  Nov.  18,  1801 :  died  Dec.  13,  1856. 

John   Dane,  son  of  Daniel,  D.  C.  1800,  ordained  minister  of 
Newfield,  Me.,  Feb.  15,  1802,  dismissed  in  about  a  year. 

1  780  Thomas  Abbot  Merrill,  D.  D.,  son  of  Dea.  Thomas,  afterwards 
of  Deering,  N.  H.,  D.  C.  1801,  Tutor  in  D.  C.,  afterwards 
Tutor  in  Middlebury  College,  ordained  pastor  of  the  church  in 
Middlebury,  Vt,  dismissed  Oct.  19,  1842,  Treasurer  of  Mid- 
dlebury College  till  1852:  supplied  the  pulpit  in  Weybridge, 
Vt.,  for  about  ten  years,  previous  to  1854  :  died  April  25, 
1855. 

1780  Jacob  Holt,  son  of  Dane,  D.  C.  1813,  teacher  of  school  and 
preacher  in  Brookline,  N.  H.:  ordained  pastor  there  Jan.  30, 
1827  :  resigned  in  1831 :  resided  in  Ipswich  afterwards,  where 
he  died. 

1783  John  Lovejoy  Abbot,  son  of  John  Lovejoy,  H.  U.  1805,  Libra- 
rian in  II.  U.,  ordained  minister  of  the  first  church,  Boston, 
July  14,  1813:  died  Oct.  17,  1814. 

1785  Joshua  Chandler,  Jr.,  son  of  Maj.  Abiel,  H.  U.  1807,  ordained 
minister  of  Sw£nzey,  N.  H.,  1819,  installed  in  Orange,  Dec. 
1822,  also  at  Bedford  and  Pembroke :  died  at  Boston  1854. 

1 797  Samuel  Phillips  Newman,  son  of  Dea.  Mark,  H.  U.  1816,  Tutor 
in  Bowdoin  College  1818,  Professor  of  the  Greek  and  Latin 
Languages  1820,  Professor  of  Rhetoric  1824-1839:  died  in 
Andover  Feb.  10,  1842. 

1802  John  R.  Adams,  son  of  John  (who  became  Principal  of  Phillips 
Academy  in  1810,  and  was  a  member  of  the  South  church  and 
Parish),  born  in  Plainfield,  Ct. :  Y.  C.  1821,  A.  T.  S.  1826, 


94  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

ordained  in  Londonderry,  N.  H.,  Oct.  5,  1831  :  dismissed  in 
Oct.  1838  :  installed  afterwards  at  Brighton,  and  at  Gorham, 
Me. :  recently  dismissed  from  the  pastorate  at  the  latter 
place. 

1805  Sereno  Timothy  Abbot,  son  of  Asa,  A.  C.  1833,  A.  T.  S.  1836, 
ordained,  July  12,  1836,  minister  at  Seabrook  and  Hampton 
Falls,  N.  H. :  died  March  28,  1855. 

JL807  William  Adams,  D.  D.,  son  of  John,  born  at  Colchester,  Ct; 
Y.  C.  1827,  A.  T.  S.  1830,  ordained  at  Brighton:  installed 
in  the  Broome  Street  Presbyterian  church,  N.  Y.  City.,  and 
in  the  Madison  Square  Pros,  church,  N.  Y.  City. 

1807  Amos  Blanchard,  D.  D.,  son  of  Dea.  Amos,  Y.  C.  1826,  Tutor 
in  Yale  College :  studied  theology  at  New  Haven  :  ordained 
pastor  of  flic  first  church,  Lowell,  Dec.  25,  1829 ;  installed  in 
Kirk  Street  church,  Lowell,  May  21,  1845. 
Joshua  Emery,  son  of  Joshua,  born  in  Newburyport :  A.  C. 
1831,  A.  T.  S.  1840 :  ordained  May  13,  1835  :  installed  in 
the  first  church  at  North  Wey mouth  Jan.  25, 1838. 
Samuel  Hopkins  Emery,  son  of  Joshua,  born  in  Boxford :  A. 
C.  1834,  A.  T.  S.  1837,  ordained  pastor  of  Winslow  church, 
Taunton :  installed  at  Bedford :  reinstalled  in  Taunton :  in 
1855  installed  at  Quincy,  HI. 

1809  Wilson  Ingalls,  son  of  Ezra,  U.  C.  1836,  Tutor  in  Union  Col- 
lege the  following  year,  pastor  in  connection  with  the  Re- 
formed Dutch  church  in  the  State  of  New  York  :  in  1 854  at 
Glenville,  N.  Y. 

1811  Henry  Callahan,  son  of  Robert,  born  at  North  Andover:  U.  C. 
1836,  A.  T.  S.  1840  :  ordained  pastor  of  the  Pres.  church  in 
Niagara,  N.  Y. :  now  pastor  of  Pres.  church  Oxford,  N.  Y. 

1811  William  John  Newman,  son  of  Dea.  Mark,  pursued  theological 
study  at  Bangor  and  New  Haven  :  ordained  at  Stratham,  N. 
H.,  Nov.  2,  1836:  dismissed  May  20,  1849,  afterwards  min- 
ister in  York,  Me. :  died  March  5,  1850. 

1814  Edward  Blanchard,  son  of  Dea.  Amos,  entered  Yale  College, 
but  died,  before  completing  his  course,  June  2,  1834. 

1816  Edward  F.  Abbot,  son  of  Dea.  Zebadiah,  pursued  theological 
study  at  Gilmanton,  N.  II.,  ordained  minister  at  Milton,  N. 
H.,  August  19,  1846,  dismissed  May  10,  1848  :  stated  supply 
at  Loudon,  N.  H.,  1849-1854  ;  installed  at  Dublin,  N.  H.,  in 


REV.    SAMUEL   PHILLIPS.  95 

•^ 

Dec.  1855,  but  has  recently  supplied  one  year  in  the  West 
Parish  of  Ipswich. 

1820  Jonathan  Edwards,  son  of  Rev.  Justin,  Y.  C.  1840,  A.  T.  S. 

1847,  ordained  at  Woburn,  Sept.  7,  1848:  installed,  1856,  in 
the  Plymouth  church,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

1821  Thomas  E.  Foster,  son  of  Capt.  Thomas  C.,  Y.  C.  1840,  In- 

structor in  Phillips  Academy,  A.  T.  S.  1848;  preached  in 
various  places  for  two  years  :  died  March  17,  1851. 

Besides  the  above  ministers,  this  church  has  contributed  a 
much  larger  number  of  ministers'  wives.  The  attentive  obser- 
ver of  the  catalogue  of  the  church  will  be  led  to  mark  how  fre- 
quently the  names  of  such  occur*  "  Our  position,"  says  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Taylor,  in  his  half-century  sermon,  1851,  "lays  us  under 
contribution  often  in  this  respect.  .  .  .  Even  within  the  period 
now  in  question,  we  have  supplied  at  least  twenty-five  such  wit- 
nesses to  our  character,  as  the  wives  of  clergymen  alone."  It 
would  have  been  pleasant  to  have  been  able  to  supply  the  names 
of  alt  these,  with  some  brief  notices  of  them.  It  has  also  been 
difficult  to  forego  the  pleasure  of  presenting  some  notices  of 
prominent  lay -members  of  the  church  and  Parish,  whose  names 
are  intimately  connected  with  the  reputation  of  the  town  and 
especially  with  the  prosperity  of  the  literary  institutions  here, 
but  the  labor  has  seemed  too  great  to  be  consistent  with  other 
duties. 


XVI. 
PASTORS. 

The  first  Pastor  was  the  REV.  SAMUEL  PHILLIPS.  He  was 
born  in  Salem,  February  17, 1690.  His  father,  Samuel,  was  a 
.son  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Phillips,  of  Rowley,  and  a  grandson  of 
Rev.  George  Phillips,  the  first  minister  at  Watertown.  His 


96  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

* 

mother,  Sarah,  was  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  John  Emerson,  of 
Gloucester.  He  was  received  to  the  church  in  Salem,  October  5, 
1707,  then  a  member  of  Harvard  College,  and  in  his  eighteenth 
year.  He  was  graduated  in  1708.  For  one  year  he  was  occu- 
pied with  teaching  at  Chebacco,  now  Essex,  and  then  devoted 
himself  more  exclusively  to  preparation  for  the  ministry.  He 
j>reached  at  Norton  with  great  acceptance,  and  received  a  call 
to  settle  with  the  new  church  in  that  town ;  but  the  influence  of 
the  minister  of  the  old  Parish  of  Taunton  was  unfavorable,  and 
though  he  "gave  a  favorable  answer,"  he  was  not  ordained. 
He  commenced  preaching  in  this  Parish  April  30,  1710.  At  a 
meeting,  November  2d,  "  it  being  put  to  vote  whether  the  Pre- 
cinct do  desire  the  Continuance  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Phillips  with  us, 
it  passed  clearly  on  yc  affirmative."  December  12,  1710,  the 
Parish  voted  unanimously  that  he  should  be  their  "  Settled  Min- 
ister." Because  he  was  unwilling  to  assume  such  a  charge  while 
so  young,  his  ordination  was  deferred  nearly  a  year,  and  took  place 
on  the  same  day  with  the  organization  of  the  church,  October 
17,  1711.  He  preached  the  Sermon  himself,  from  Ezek.  3  : 17. 
His  ministry  continued  here  till  his  death,  June  5,  1771,  and  he 
supplied  the  pulpit  till  the  first  part  of  April  previous,  a  period 
of  active  service  for  one  people  of  sixty-one  years. 

In  one  of  the  petitions  presented  by  his  people  to  the  General 
Court  shortly  after  his  settlement,  they  describe  themselves  as 
"  being  now  provided  with  a  worthy,  learned,  and  pious  minister." 
They  continued  of  the  same  mind  during  his  whole  ministry. 
They  "were  remarkably  united,"  and  "free  from  sectaries." 
Every  memorial  remaining  of  him,  assures  us  that  the  epithets 
"  worthy,  learned,  and  pious,"  were  deserved  by  the  man,  as  well 
as  in  current  courtesy  due  to  the  minister.  "  He  was,"  says  the 
late  Dr.  Abiel  Abbot,  "  endowed  with  good  powers  of  mind,  and 

was  a  diligent,  faithful,  and  useful  minister As  a  preacher 

he  was  highly  respectable,  was  zealous,  and  endeavored  not  only 
to  indoctrinate  his  people  in  sentiments  which  he  deemed  correct 
and  important,  but  to  lead  them  to  the  practice  of  all  Christian 


KEY.    SAMUEL   PHILLIPS.  97 

virtues."  The  numerous  sermons  which  he  has  left  in  print  and 
manuscript,  more  than  confirm  this  description.  They  are  plain, 
direct,  and  earnest  letters  to  his  people.  He  rebuked  in  homely 
and  literal  terms  the  prevalent  vices  of  his  day  and  parish.  The 
duties  which  he  urged  upon  them  were  specific  and  definite.  He 
did  not  aim  at  novelty  in  the  illustration  or  arrangement  of  his 
themes.  Adhering  to  the  somewhat  cumbersome  formality  of 
various  and  minute  division,  characteristic  of  early  puritan 
preaching,  he  nevertheless  was  thus  able  to  repeat  and  impress 
the  oftener  the  truth  he  was  discussing.  If  there  was  slower 
progress  in  thought,  there  was  the  steady  repetition  of  the  same 
important  views.  What  characterized  in  this  regard  one  ser- 
mon, characterized  his  whole  preaching  —  the  steady  and  earnest 
enforcement,  week  after  week  and  year  after  year,  in  a  well- 
known  method,  of  well-known  doctrines  and  duties.  "  His  labors 
in  the  pulpit  were  protracted  beyond  what  is  usual  at  the  present 
day.  His  hour-glass  was  turned  at  the  commencement  of  his 
sermon,  and  the  last  sands  ran  out  before  its  conclusion."  He 
must  have  been  highly  esteemed  as  a  preacher,  for  he  not  only 
preached  an  Artillery  Election,  a  General  Election,  and  a  Con- 
vention Sermon,  but,  as  it  would  "appear,  several  times,  on  ex- 
change with  other  ministers,  his  sermons  were  solicited  for  pub- 
lication. In  this  manner,  "  at  the  desire  of  many  who  heard " 
them,  were  the  discourses  on  Justification  and  Living  Water 
printed,  after  having  been  preached,  the  one  at  the  Old  South 
Church,  and  the  other  at  the  Church  in  Brattle  Square,  Boston. 
As  early  as  1729,  his  friend  and  classmate,  John  Webb,  pastor  of 
New  North  Church,  Boston,  says  of  him,  in  the  preface  of  Ad- 
vice to  a  Child :  "  The  discourses  he  has  published  heretofore, 
have  given  him  this  testimony  in  the  consciences  of  all  good 
Christians  who  have  read  them,  That  he  is  a  well-qualified  and 
faithful  minister  of  Jesus  Christ." 

In  his  Theological  position  he  was  a  decided  and  zealous  Cal- 
vinist,  in  strictest  conformity  to  the  Westminster  Catechism.    He 
did  not  enter  directly  into  any  of  the  stirring  public  controver- 
9 


98  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

sies  of  the  time.  He  was  one,  however,  of  the  five  Pastors  who 
wrote  "  a  highly  commendatory  preface  "  to  a  pamphlet  in  defence 
of  the  doctrine  of  Original  Sin,  written  by  Mr.  Clark,  of  Dan- 
vers,  in  answer  to  the  author  of  "  A  Whiter  Evening's  Conver- 
sation." This  latter  work  was  the  occasion  of  a  long  and  eminent 
controversy.  His  name  appears  also  in  the  list  of  subscribers 
for  the  publication  of  Edwards' s  Treatise  on  Original  Sin.  But, 
though  he  did  not  engage  directly  in  controversy,  his  published 
discourses  and  books  never  give  forth  an  uncertain  sound.  He 
takes  pains  to  declare  his  doctrinal  views,  and  to  express  his 
fears  with  respect  to  Arminianism.  To  his  own  people  he  ex- 
pressed himself  very  plainly.  For  their  benefit  he  wrote  "  Sea- 
sonable Advice  to  a  Neighbor/'  in  which  he  holds  fast,  as  on 
other  public  occasions  he  had  exhorted  others  to  do,  "  in  partic- 
ular the  doctrine  of  Original  Sin,  and  that  of  the  Nature  and 
Necessity  of  the  New-Birth,  and  that  of  Justification  by  Faith 
without  the  works  of  the  Law,  and  that  of  the  Divine  Decrees, 
as  also  that  of  the  Saints'  Perseverance"  Though  he  "would 
not  be  understood  to  intend  absolutely  to  confine  real  Christianity 
to  those  who  are  fully  in  the  scheme  of  principles  called  Calvin- 
istic,"  yet  he  is  moved  thus  to  speak,  "  being  fully  persuaded 
that  those  truths  are  most  consonant,  not  only  to  antiquity,  but 
also  to  the  true  standard,  the  Word  of  "Inspiration."  He  heart- 
ily wishes,  he  is  not  ashamed  to  say,  that  the  number  of  those 
who  bear  the  name  of  Calvinist  "  may  be  abundantly  increased ; " 
and  for  myself,  Vt  sit  Anima  mea  cum  Puritanis"  This  little 
treatise,  reprinted  in  1811  and  distributed  through  the  town 
under  the  legacy  of  Judge  Phillips,  was  written  in  1761,  and 
dedicated  to  the  South  Parish,  with  the  prayer  of  their  pastor 
that  they  might  always  hold  fast  the  form  of  sound  words,  and 
especially  might  not  settle  any  succeeding  minister  of  opposite 
faith.  Yet,  with  these  strong  doctrinal  opinions,  he  was  able  to 
unite  his  own  people,  and  to  maintain  fellowship  with  neighbor- 
ing clergymen  of  a  looser  and  dangerous  creed.  Some  of  these 
ministers,  during  the  great  awakening,  sent  in  a  remonstrance 


REV.    SAMUEL  PHILLIPS.  99 

against  Whitefield.  Mr.  Phillips,  though  his  own  congregation 
was  entirely  unaffected  by  that  movement,  did  not  join  them. 
The  pastors  with  whom  his  name- is  most  frequently  mentioned, 
were  the  warm  friends  and  promoters  of  that  revival.  Preaching 
in  Boston  in  the  Spring  of  1741,  after  the  first  visit  of  Whitefield  to 
New  England,  he  stops  in  his  discourse  to  say  :  "  Thanks  be  given 
to  Zion's  King,  that  there  are  so  many  at  this  day,  more  espe- 
cially in  this  town,  who  are  asking  the  way  to  Zion,  with  their 
faces  thitherward."  The  introduction  of  unlearned  men  into  the 
ministry,  and  the  practice  of  intrusion  by  Evangelists  or  other 
ministers  into  parishes  not  their  own,  without  the  approbation  of 
the  pastors  of  those  parishes,  were  two  results  of  the  revival 
with  which  he  did  not  sympathize,  but  publicly  deprecated  them. 

Mr.  Phillips's  publications  were  numerous.  The  following  is 
a  complete  list :  Elegy  upon  the  death  of  Nicholas  Noyes  and 
George  Curwen,  1718.  A  word  in  Season,  1727.  Three  plain, 
practical  Discourses,  1728.  Advice  to  a  Child,  1729.  The  His- 
tory of  the  Saviour,  1738.  The  Orthodox  Christian,  1738.  A 
Minister's  Address  to  his  People,  1739.  A  Preface  to  Mr.  Bar- 
nard's funeral  sermon  for  Mr.  Abiel  Abbot,  1739.  Artillery 
Election  Sermon,  1741.  Living  Water  to  be  had  for  Asking, 
1750.  A  Sermon  at  the  General  Election,  1750.  A  Sermon 
at  the  Installation  of  Rev.  Samuel  Chandler,  1751.  Sinner's 
Refusal  to  come  to  Christ  Reproved,  1753.  The  Necessity  of 
God's  drawing  in  order  to  men's  coming  unto  Christ,  1753.  Con- 
vention Sermon,  1753.  Sermon  at  the  Ordination  of  Nathan 
Holt,  1759.  Seasonable  Advice  to  a  Neighbor,  1761.  Address 
to  Young  People,  1763.  Discourse  on  Justification,  1766.  A 
Sermon  on  Suicide,  1767. 

A  large  number  of  these  works  were  composed  for  his  own 
people,  and  in  these  he  frequently  expresses  his  warm  pastoral 
interest  for  them.  He  identified  himself  closely  with  them.  He 
was  eminently  kind  and  faithful  in  discipline.  His  care  for  the 
young  was  specially  great.  "  It  was  his  practice  to  call  at  every 
house  in  his  parish,  at  least  once  in  a  year,  and  he  often  carried 


100  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

Madam  with  him  in  these  parochial  visits.  They  usually  rode 
together  on  the  same  horse,  according  to  the  fashion  of  the 
times.  He  had  much  influence  in  persuading  parents  to  attend 
to  parental  duties  and  household  worship.  Though  a  man  of 
considerable  humor,  yet  there  was  an  apparent  sternness,  which 
caused  undue  fear  in  many  of  his  people,  and  especially  among 
the  young." 

"  He  early  acquired  the  habit  of  order,  industry,  and  economy 
in  the  management  of  all  his  affairs,  by  which  he  was  enabled  to 
accomplish  much  and  attain  his  object.  Though  he  sacredly 
devoted  a  tenth  part  of  his  income  to  pious  and  charitable  pur- 
poses, and  his  salary  was  small,  yet  he  educated  his  family  lib- 
erally, and  accumulated  a  large  estate."  At  his  death  he  left 
£100  as  an  abiding  fund  for  the  relief  of  indigent  persons  in 
the  South  Parish  of  Andover,  namely  :  "  Proper  objects  of  char- 
ity, and  such  as  receive  no  help  from  the  town,  more  especially 
those  of  the  church  in  the  said  parish  standing  in  need  of  relief." 
He  gave  "  the  like  sum  of  £100  for  the  pious  and  charitable  use 
of  propagating  Christian  knowledge  among  the  Indians  of  North 
America." 

A  still  fuller  legacy  did  this  pastor  leave  to  his  parish  and  the 
world  in  the  lives  of  his  children.  Their  mother  was  Hannah, 
daughter  of  John  White,  Esq.,  of  Haverhill.  She  was  married 
to  Mr.  Phillips,  January  17, 1711-12,  and  died  January  7, 1773, 
in  the  eighty-second  year  of  her  age.  The  records  of  the  church 
do  not  contain  her  name,  but  a  manuscript  catalogue,  commenced 
in  1765,  shows  that  she  was  a  communicant.  The  children 
were : 

1.  Mary,  born  Nov.  30,  1712,  married  Samuel  Appleton,  of  Haver- 
hill,  died  -    —  1737. 

2.  Samuel,  born  February  13,  1715;    H.  U.  1734;  Teacher  and 
Merchant  at  North  Andover ;  Deacon  of  the  Church ;  ^Representative 
of  the  town ;  Member  of  Executive  Council ;  for  many  years  a  civil 
magistrate;  Founder,  in  connection  with  his  brother  John,  and  espe- 
cially his  son,  Judge  Samuel  Phillips,  of  Phillips  Academy,  Andover, 


REV.   JONATHAN  FRENCH.  101 

1778.    His  donations  to  that  Institution  were  $6000.    He  died  August 
21,  1790. 

3.  Lydia,  born  June   10,  1717,  married  Dr.  Parker  Clark,  died  No- 
vember 4,  1749. 

4.  John,  born  December  17, 1719  ;  H.  U.  1735 ;  LL.  D.  D.  C.  1 777  ; 
Teacher  at  Andover,  and  Exeter,  N.  H. ;  Received  invitation  to  be- 
come Pastor  of  Church  at  Exeter  in  1747 ;  Merchant;  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  and  authorized,  in  some  singular  cases,  to  be  one  of  the  Judges 
of  the  Superior  Court ;  Trustee  of  Dartmouth  College,  and  founded 
in  it  Phillips  Professorship  of  Theology ;  Joint  Founder,  and  Trustee, 
of  Phillips  Academy  Andover,  to  which  he  gave  $31,000 ;  Sole  Foun- 
der of  Phillips  Academy,  Exeter,  N.  H. ;  contributed  liberally  to  the 
College  at  Princeton ;  died  April  21, 1795. 

5.  William,  born  June  25,  1722;  an  active  and  successful  Merchant 
at  Boston ;  active  in  the  proceedings  which  preceded  and  attended  the 
Revolution ;  Representative  and  Senator,  and  Member  of  the  Consti- 
tutional Convention ;  Deacon  of  Old  South  Church ;  Trustee  of  Phil- 
lips Academy,  Andover,  to  which  he  gave  $6000.    His  son,  Lieutenant 
Governor  William,  gave  to   the  Academy  and  Seminary  $42,000. 
The  father  died  January  15,  1804. 


During  nearly  a  year  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Phillips,  the 
Parish  was  much  agitated  on  the  question  of  the  division ;  but 
May  5th,  the  church  made  an  unanimous  choice  of  MR.  JONA- 
THAN FRENCH  as  its  pastor.  The  Parish  unanimously  con- 
curred in  the  choice  May  20th.  He  was  ordained  September 
23,  1772. 

Mr.  French  was  born  at  Braintree,  Mass.,  January  30,  1740. 
He  was  the  youngest  son  of  Moses  French.  His  mother,  Esther 
Thayer,  a  great  granddaughter  of  John  Alden,  was  the  ninth 
of  fourteen  children,  all  of  whom  lived  to  "enter  a  family 
state,  and  to  make  the  noble  resolution  of  Joshua :  as  for  me 
and  my  house,  we  will  serve  the  Lord."  His  youngest  sister, 
Deliverance,  was  the  first  wife  of  Dr.  Emmons,  of  Franklin. 

Mr.  French  lived  with  his  father,  a  farmer,  till  his  seventeenth 
year.  In  March,  1757,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  soldier,  and  re- 
9* 


102  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

paired  to  Fort  Edward.  Disabled  for  active  service  by  sickness, 
he  obtained  a  discharge,  and  returned  home  in  October.  Soon 
after,  he  was  stationed  as  sergeant  at  Castle  William,  had  also 
charge  of  the  Sutler's  store,  and,  in  the  frequent  absence  of  the 
superior  officers,  sustained  the  care  of  the  whole  garrison.  Dur- 
ing his  residence  there,  he  enjoyed  the.  acquaintance  of  many 
literary  characters  from  Boston  and  its  vicinity.  He  diligently 
improved  these  advantages  and  his  opportunities  for  reading.  He 
had  a  natural  fondness  for  mathematical  studies ;  but  his  atten- 
tion was  now  turned  chiefly  to  medicine  and  surgery.  He 
made  so  great  proficiency  in  these,  that  the  care  of  the  sick  at 
the  garrison  was  often  entrusted  to  him  ;  and  the  physicians 
there,  who  had  assisted  him  in  his  studies,  advised  him  to  pursue 
this  profession.  He  was  at  one  time  on  the  point  of  yielding  to 
this  advice ;  but  the  prospect  of  greater  usefulness,  and  the  en- 
couragement offered  by  other  friends,  induced  him  to  resolve 
upon  a  collegiate  education. 

The  chaplains  of  the  castle  aided  him  in  his  preparatory 
studies.  He  used  to  study  his  classics,  while  rowed  back  and 
forth  between  Boston  and  the  castle  by  the  crew  under  his  com- 
mand. In  1767,  resigning  his  sword  to  his  successor,  he  entered 
Harvard  College.  He  was  graduated  in  1771.  Among  his 
classmates  were  two  natives  of  Andover,  Samuel  Phillips,  Jr., 
and  David  Osgood.  He  possessed,  owing,  perhaps,  in  some  de- 
gree to  his  age  and  experience,  in  an  uncommon  degree,  the  con- 
fidence of  his  instructors.  His  collegiate  life  was  characterized 
by  conformity  to  law,  and  by  diligent  attention  to  study.  He 
associated  much  with  persons  of  piety,  and  especially  for  pur- 
poses of  devotion  and  religious  improvement.  After  his  gradu- 
ation he  continued  at  Cambridge  in  the  study  of  Divinity,  resid- 
ing in  the  family  of  the  widow  of  President  Holyoke. 

It  had  been  his  purpose  to  spend  his  life  as  a  Missionary  to 
the  Indians.  But  he  was  induced  to  accept  an  invitation  to 
preach  as  a  candidate  at  Andover,  which  led  to  his  settlement, 
in  his  33d  year.  He  continued  pastor  till  his  death,  July  28, 
1809  —  a  ministry  of  thirty-seven  years. 


KEY.   JONATHAN   FRENCH.  103 

'•'  Mr.  French  was  rather  short  in  stature,  and  inclined  to  be 
corpulent ;  and,  as  might  be  expected,  was  not  remarkable  for 
bodily  activity.  In  his  natural  disposition  he  was  cheerful  and 
social,  and  in  his  manners  easy  and  familiar.  He  was  uncom- 
monly accessible  and  unceremonious  ;  was  much  at  home  amongst 
the  memorabilia  of  the  past;  had  much  interesting  and  useful 
anecdote  at  his  command ;  and  conversed  intelligently  and  agree- 
ably upon  the  passing  events  and  ordinary  topics  of  the  day. 
There  was  so  much  of  friendliness  and  kindness  expressed  in 
his  manner,  that  those  with  whom  he  conversed  were  quite  sure 
to  feel  altogether  at  their  ease.  Though  he  possessed  a  good 
share  of  sensitiveness,  he  generally  kept  his  feelings  under  good 
control,  and  if  at  any  time  they  became  suddenly  too  much  ex- 
cited, he  would  not  unfrequently  retire  into  his  study  and  remain 
until  he  had  regained  full  self-possession." l 

"  He  loved  children,  and  was  beloved  by  them  in  return.  .  .  . 
His  manners  and  language  to  the  young  were  of  the  most  win- 
ning and  appropriate  kind ;  nothing  studied,  nothing  forced  or 
far-fetched." 2  ..."  He  annually  catechized  the  children  in  the 

seven  school  districts  into  which  the  parish  was  divided 

His  discourse  to  the  lambs  of  his  flock  on  such  occasions,  was 

remarkably  appropriate  and  impressive Twice  a  year  he 

formally  visited  all  the  schools  in  his  parish."  3 

"  His  house  was  a  seat  of  hospitality.  To  every  brother  in 
the  ministry,  and  to  a  large  circle  of  acquaintance,  his  doors 
were  always  open,  and  every  one  who  came,  met  with  a  cordial 
welcome.  His  hospitality  kept  him  even  on  the  lookout  for 
visitors ;  and  many  a  nice  dinner  have  I  seen  set  aside  for  a 
friend  who  might  chance  to  call  after  the  regular  dining  hour 
was  past."  4 

"  Seldom  was  any  minister  more  beloved,  esteemed,  and  ven- 
erated by  his  parishioners.  They  constantly  applied  to  him  for 


1  Rev.  Micah  Stone;  Sprague's  Annals.  8  Rev.  Timo.  Alden. 

2  Hon.  Josiah  Quincy;  Sprague's  Annals.  4  Rev.  Micah  Stone. 


104  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

counsel  in  all  their  difficulties,  temporal  as  well  as  spiritual." l 
In  the  early  part  of  his  ministry  he  was  serviceable  to  them  as 
a  physician.  His  attentions  in  this  respect,  and  his  medicines, 
were  gratuitous.  On  the  Sabbath  morning  when  the  news 
reached  Andover  of  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  he  set  off,  with 
his  gun  and  surgical  instruments,  immediately  for  the  army. 
Four  persons  belonging  to  his  parish  were  killed  in  that  battle, 
and  several  wounded.  He  was  of  much  assistapce  in  ministering 
to  the  necessities  of  the  wounded.  His  sympathies  with  the 
distressed  and  suffering  were  very  quick.  On  all  occasions  in 
which  his  feelings  were  called  forth,  his  words  and  manner  were 
specially  appropriate. 

"Mr.  French  was  characterized  by  substantial  good  sense, 
rather  than  by  brilliant  or  showy  qualities.  He  was  a  careful 
observer  of  men  and  things,  and  knew  well  how  to  retain  the 
confidence  and  good-will  of  his  fellow  men,  especially  of  his  own 
charge,  without  in  the  least  compromitting  any  of  his  obligations. 

"As  a  preacher,  he  maintained  a  highly  respectable  rank.  His 
preaching  was  rather  practical  than  doctrinal.  For  though  he 
cordially  received  the  Calvinistic  doctrines,  he  very  rarely  went 
into  a  particular  exposition  of  them  —  much  less  attempted  any- 
thing like  a  formal  defence.  He  dwelt  upon  the  principles  and 
rules  of  Christian  duty." l  His  sermons  were  usually  written, 
though  sometimes  extemporaneous.  His  great  object  was  to  be 
useful  rather  than  elegant,  to  offer  the  plain  and  momentous 
truths  of  the  Gospel  in  a  language  which  all  might  understand. 
His  manner  of  preaching  was  serious,  solemn  and  impressive. 
His  voice  was  strong,  pleasing,  and  piercing.  "In  the  latter 
part  of  his  life  his  delivery  was  exceedingly  deliberate  —  too 
much  so  for  the  natural  current  of  men's  thoughts.  It  was  a 
habit  into  which  he  fell  from  his  efforts  to  avoid  the  opposite  ex- 
treme. He  told  me  that,  in  the  early  part  of  his  ministry,  he 
was  inclined  to  a  very  rapid  utterance ;  and  that,  in  order  to 

1  Eev.  Micah  Stone. 


REV.  JONATHAN   FRENCH.  105 

acquire  greater  moderation,  he  used  occasionally  to  write  upon 
the  top  of  some  pages  of  his  manuscript :  '  a  little  slower.' " 

As  a  Theologian,  it  seems  evident  that  Mr.  French  not  only 
did  not  make  very  sharp  discriminations,  but  was  rather  averse 
to  having  them  made.  He  was,  beyond  all  dispute,  no  friend  to 
the  Hopkinsian  theories  of  his  day.  Yet,  as  between  such  Ar- 
minians  r,s  Dr.  Symmes,  of  the  North  Parish,  and  Dr.  Cum- 
mings,  of  Billerica,  and  the  Calvinists  as  a  class,  he  undoubtedly 
sided  with  the  latter.  He  was  nearly  the  only  one  of  his  Asso- 
ciation whose  sympathies  were  Calvinistic.  The  remark  of  Rev. 
Reuben  Emerson,  of  South  Reading,  in  a  recent  note,  is :  "  He 
was  reputed  a  Calvinist,  though  living  in  the  atmosphere  of  Ar- 
minianism."  An  impression  prevailed  among  some,  at  least,  of 
the  common  hearers  of  his  sermons,  that  he  felt  this  atmosphere 
so  much  as  not  fully  to  utter  his  own  convictions.  I  have  heard 
it  said,  that  after  preaching  sound  and  solemn  doctrine,  he  was 
in  the  habit  of  adding  a  remark  or  two,  which  mitigated  very 
much  the  severity  of  his  statements.  He  exchanged  freely  with 
ministers  of  the  right  and  left  wing. 

He  was  one  of  the  Trustees  of  Phillips  Academy  from  the 
beginning.  After  1792,  he  preached  occasionally  in  the  Acad- 
emy, and  gave  Theological  instruction  to  its  members,  for  which 
a  small  salary  was  given  him  —  £10  the  first  year,  and  $80  in 
1807.  He  was  especially  consulted  by  Samuel  Abbot,  Esq.,  in 
the  disposal  of  the  property  which  Mr.  Abbot  gave  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  Theological  Seminary.  He  viewed  with  some 
distrust  the  union  of  the  two  Calvinistic  parties  in  the  establish- 
ment of  the  Seminary  within  his  Parish,  but  finally  voted  for  it. 

He  had  himself  kept  a  Divinity  School  in  his  own  family. 
Among  those  educated  by  him,  were,  probably,  the  following : 
Rev.  Amos  Clark,  of  Dedham,  Rev.  Samuel  Gile,  D.  D.,  of  Mil- 
ton, Prof.  John  Farrar,  of  Cambridge,  James  Thompson,  Daniel 
Bates,  Rev.  James  Kendall,  D.  D.,  Jonathan  Huse,  Rev.  Micah 
Stone,  of  Brookfield,  and  Rev.  Samuel  Stearns,  of  Bedford. 

1  Rev.  Micah  Stone. 


1C6  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  Mr.  French's  publications :  A  Ser- 
mon against  Extortion,  1777.  A  Sermon  at  the  Ordination  of 
Daniel  Oliver,  1787.  A  Sermon  at  the  Ordination  of  Abiel 
Abbot,  1795.  A  Sermon  at  the  General  Election,  1796.  A 
Sermon  at  the  Anniversary  Thanksgiving,  1798.  A  Sermon  at 
the  Ordination  of  James  Kendall,  1800.  A  Sermon  at  the  Or- 
dination of  his  Son,  1801.  An  Evening  Lecture  at  Portsmouth, 
1805.  A  Charge  at  the  Ordination  of  Prof.  Pearson,  1808. 

Mr.  French  was  married,  in  J773,  to  Abigail  Richards,  of 
Weymouth.  She  died  August  1821,  aged  79.  Their  children 
were:  ,-  .  , 

Sarah,  born  November  18,  1774,  died  young. 

Abigail,  born  May  29,  1776,  married  Rev.  Samuel  Stearns,  of  Bed- 
ford. 

Jonathan,  born  August  16,  1777,  Pastor  at  Northampton,  N.  II.  (see 
page  93). 

Mary  Holyoke,  born  August  G,  1781,  married  Rev.  Ebenczer  P. 
Sperry,  of  Wenliam. 

Sarah,  born  December  13,  1784,  died  April  12,  1788. 

According  to  the  ancient  custom,  the  Parish,  soon  after  the 
death  of  Mr.  French,  concurred  with  the  church  in  appointing  a 
day  of  Fasting  and  Prayer,  with  reference  to  "  the  re-settlement 
of  the  Gospel  ministry."  For  three  years,  sufficient  unanimity 
was  not  secured  to  induce  any  one  to  become  pastor.  May  2d, 
1810,  Mr.  Gardiner  Spring  [D.  D. ;  long  pastor  of  the  Brick 
Pres.  Church,  N.  Y.  City]  was  chosen  by  the  church  in  a  full 
meeting,  and  received  a  small  majority  of  the  vote  in  the  Par- 
ish. September  18th,  Mr.  Worthington  Wright  [since  pastor  at 
Charlestown,  N.  H.]  was  also  chosen  by  the  church  in  a  small 
meeting,  and  a  communication  from  him  prevented  any  vote  in  the 
Parish.  April  2d,  1811,  Mr.  Gamaliel  S.  Olds  [afterwards 
Prof.  Wms.  College,  Pastor  at  Greenfield,  Prof,  at  U.  Vt.  and 
at  A.  C.,  died  1848]  received  47  of  62  votes  in  the  church,  and 
of  186  voters  at  the  Parish  meeting  which •  followed,  128  voted 
for  him.  But  three  weeks  afterward,  on  an  amendment  being 


REV.   JUSTIN   EDWARDS.  107 

offered  that  his  salary  be  paid  semi-annually,  while  88  were  in 
favor,  45  ballots  were  cast  in  opposition,  and  15  persons  did  not 
vote.  In  August  following,  a  majority  of  the  church  and  Parish 
united  in  calling  Rev.  Asahel  Hooker  [afterwards  settled  at 
Norwich,  Ct. ;  died  1813],  but  on  a  second  vote  in  the  Parish, 
the  number  of  votes  against  him  was  largely  increased.  In  the 
Spring  of  1812,  the  attention  of  the  people  was  turned  toward 
MR.  JUSTIN  EDWARDS,  then  a  member  of  the  Middle  Class  in 
the  Theological  Seminary.  Overtures  were  made  to  him  by  the 
Committee  for  Supply  of  the  Pulpit.  He  wrote  a  letter,  ex- 
pressing his  views  of  the  necessity  of  thorough  preparation  on 
his  part  before  he  should  undertake  so  responsible  a  charge,  and 
requested  that  nothing  be  done  towards  calling  him  to  settle  in 
this  Parish.  But  July  24th,  the  church  gave  him  a  call,  by  a 
vote  of  49,  and  3  neuter,  and  on  the  10th  of  August  the  Parish 
concurred  by  the  large  vote  of  "  163  and  19  in  the  negative." 

Mr.  Edwards  was  born  in  Westhampton,  April  25, 1787.  He 
was  the  third  child  of  Justin  and  Elizabeth  (Clark)  Edwards. 
The  first  American  ancestor  of  the  family,  Alexander  Edwards, 
came  from  Wales  in  1640.  The  grandfather  of  the  late  cher- 
ished Prof.  Bela  B.  Edwards,  and  the  grandfather  of  the  sub- 
ject of  this  notice,  were  brothers. 

The  mother  of  Mr.  Edwards  was  a  devoted,  active  Christian  ; 
his  father,  "  a  quiet  farmer  that  minded  his  own  business,  a  man 
of  few  words,  and  perfectly  honest."  The  church  at  Westhamp- 
ton, like  the  one  at  Andover,  was  essentially  evangelical  in 
doctrine,  but  without  revivals,  and  without  social  meetings  for 
prayer.  In  his  eighteenth  year,  Mr.  Edwards  had  the  privilege 
of  seeing  an  aged  Christian  woman,  mentioned  by  Pres.  Edwards 
as  converted  in  her  fifth  year,  sicken  and  die,  sustained  by  the 
Saviour  in  whom  she  had  trusted  nearly  seventy  years.  He 
said  to  himself,  "  here  is  a  religion  that  I  have  not,  and  must 
have."  After  calm  but  thorough  reflection,  he  cast  his  all  upon 
Christ  as  his  Saviour,  and  soon  engaged  actively  for  the  salva- 
tion of  others.  While  teaching  in  his  native  town,  his  school 


108  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

was  a  scene  of  deep  religious  interest.  Oct.  8,  1807,  he  was 
admitted  a  Sophomore  at  Williams  College.  He  was  graduated 
there,  the  Valedictorian  of  .his  class,  in  1810.  Dependent  on 
his  own  resources,  he  often  saved  expense,  aid  preserved  a  ro- 
bust health,  by  walking  from  his  father's  house  to  College,  a 
distance  of  forty  miles.  His  winter  vacations  were  spent  in 
teaching. 

After  his  graduation,  he  continued  teaching  for  a  few  months, 
at  Athens,  N.  Y.,  and  in  March,  1811,  joined  the  Theological 
Seminary  in  this  town.  At  College  he  had  been  associated  with 
Samuel  J.  Mills,  Gordon  Hall,  and  James  Richards.  He  found 
them  here,  and  joined  in  their  counsels  and  prayers  in  the 
Seminary.  He  became  ardently  attached  to  the  Missionary 
enterprise.  His  piety,  wisdom  and  activity,  won  for  him  the 
confidence 'of  all  his  acquaintance.  The  Professors  were  con- 
strained to  allow  him  to  leave  the  Seminary  and  enter  upon  the 
pastoral  work  among  them.  He  was  ordained  December  2, 1812. 

His  pastorate  continued  in  Andover  till  October  1,  1827.  An 
agency  for  the  American  Temperance  Society  engaged  his  la- 
bors till  his  installation  as  pastor  of  Salem  street  Church,  Bos- 
ton, January  1,  1828.  His  health  failing,  he  resigned  that 
charge,  and  was  dismissed  August  20,  1829.  He  then  resumed 
his  labors  as  the  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  American 
Temperance  Society.  In  the  discharge  of  this  office,  he  visited 
large  portions  of  the  United  States,  forming  societies,  delivering 
addresses,  using  his  personal  influence  in  private  counsels,  and 
producing  a  series  of  papers,  the  "  Permanent  Temperance 
Documents,"  which  continue  to  have  great  power  in  this  cause. 

On  the  7th  of  September,  1836,  Mr.  Edwards  was  inaugu- 
rated President  of  the  Theological  Seminary  in  Andover.  His 
connection  with  the  Seminary,  as  President,  ceased  on  the  19th 
of  April,  1842. 

For  one  year  afterwards,  he  was  employed  again  in  the  ser- 
vice of  the  Temperance  Society.  On  the  formation  of  the 
American  and  Foreign  Sabbath  Union,  he  was  chosen  Secre- 


KEV.   JUSTIN   EDWARDS.  109 

tary;  for  seven  years  he  travelled  48,000  miles,  and  through 
twenty-four  states,  addressed  public  assemblies,  and  prepared 
"The  Permanent  Sabbath  Documents,"  the  ablest  and  most 
condensed  plea  for  the  Sabbath  which  the  language  furnishes. 

From  1849  to  his  death,  he  was  chiefly  employed,  by  request 
of  the  American  Tract  Society,  in  writing  a  brief  Commentary 
on  the  Scriptures.  He  completed  the  New  Testament,  and  car- 
ried his  work  on  the  Old  to  the  end  of  the  ninetieth  Psalm.  The 
last  year  of  his  life,  from  April  1852,  was  a  year  of  sickness,  com- 
mencing with  fever,  and  followed  by  inflammation  of  the  brain  and 
great  nervous  exhaustion.  On  the  8th  of  June,  1853,  he  left 
Andover  for  the  Virginia  Springs.  In  company  with  his  young- 
est daughter  and  Gen.  Cocke,  he  proceeded  to  the  Rockbridge 
Alum  Springs.  After  remaining  four  days,  his  daughter  accom- 
panied him  alone  to  the  Bath  Alum  Springs,  where  they  arrived 
July  13th.  He  was  immediately  taken  severely  ill,  and  after 
lingering  a  few  days  in  great  debility,  died  calmly  on  Saturday 
morning,  July  24,  aged  66  years.  His  remains  were  deposited 
in  the  burial  ground  of  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Andover, 
August  2,  1853. 

In  addition  to  these  varied  public  services  in  which  Mr.  Ed- 
wards was  a  foremost  actor,  very  numerous  were  the  services 
for  the  public  good  in  which  he  cooperated  with  others.  He 
was  elected  a  Trustee  of  the  Theological  Seminary  in  1820,  and 
remained  such  for  thirty-three  years,  the  three  last  of  which  he 
was  President  of  the  Board.  From  1817  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Executive  Committee  of  the  New  England  Tract  Society, 
and  in  1821  was  elected  Corresponding  Secretary.  On  the 
formation  of  the  American  Tract  Society  of  New  York,  he  was 
chosen  a  member  of  the  Publishing  Committee,  and,  with  a 
short  interval,  labored  in  this  connection  till  his  death.  He  was 
likewise  a  Director  of  the  American  Home  Missionary  Society, 
and  a  corporate  member  of  the  American  Board  of  Commis- 
sioners for  Foreign  Missions.  He  received  the  Honorary  De- 
gree of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  Yale  College,  1827. 

10 


110  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

As  indications,  also,  of  his  unusual  capacity  for  public  service, 
the  various  calls,  pressed  upon  his  attention  from  various  other 
fields  of  labor  and  honor,  may  be  adduced.  In  1826  he  received  an 
urgent  invitation  from  Park  Street  Church,  in  Boston,  to  become 
its  pastor.  He  was  requested,  shortly  after,  to  allow  himself  to 
be  chosen  Secretary  of  the  American  Home  Missionary  Society. 
The  position  of  a  Professor  of  Divinity  in  Hamilton  College  was 
also  proposed  to  him.  The  year  1829  brought  an  invitation  to  a 
Professorship  in  a  New  England  College,  and  overtures  for  the 
Professorship  of  Sacred  Rhetoric  in  Auburn  Theological  Semi- 
nary. In  1836  he  was  chosen  Professor  of  Theology  in  the 
Theological  Seminary  at  New  York. 

Before  this  capacity  for  public  service,  in  connection  with 
Educational  and  Benevolent  institutions,  had  been  thus  mani- 
fested and  coveted  abroad,  it  had  been  shown  conspicuously  in 
his  pastoral  life.  What  he  became  before  the  nation  and  world 
he  began  to  be  in  the  first  years  after  his  ordination  before  his 
own  Parish.  The  interest  which  he  afterwards  exhibited  in 
behalf  of  the  higher  education  in  colleges  and  seminaries,  he  at 
once  exhibited  in  behalf  of  the  district  schools  of  this  town.  The 
men  and  women  here,  who  have  passed  their  middle  age,  well 
remember  that  interest,  and  often  speak  of  it.  In  the  establish- 
ment, especially,  as  early  as  1814,  of  "The  Andover  South 
Parish  Society  for  Doing  Good,"  and,  a  little  later,  of  its  two 
branches,  "  The  Female  Charitable  Society,"  and  "  The  Juvenile 
Missionary  Society,"  he  planted  the .  germ  of  the  several  great 
national  enterprises  which  occupied  his  later  life.  For,  in  con- 
nection with  this  society,  he  commenced,  among  his  own  people, 
the  Temperance  and  Sabbath  reformations.  "  To  discounte- 
nance particularly  intemperance  and  Sabbath-breaking"  was  a 
specified  object  in  forming  this  organization.  To  accomplish 
these  results,  with  all  others  which  make  up  the  total  of  salva- 
tion from  sin,  he  organized,  also,  his  Sabbath  Schools  and  Bible 
classes,  and  circulated  largely  tracts  and  books.  Feeling  the 
need  and  finding  the  utility  of  these  organized  forms  of  action  in 


REV.   JUSTIN   EDWARDS.  Ill 

this  community,  he  was  anxious  to  induce  others  to  unite  with 
him,  and  to  unite  with  others,  in  founding  those  national  societies 
which  have  done,  and  are  doing,  so  much  to  enlighten  and  purify 
the  world.  Out  of  his  preparation  for  his  Bible  classes,  which 
excited  so  remarkable  an  interest,  grew  that  body  of  notes  upon 
the  Bible,  the  last  and  loved  labor  of  his  life.  When  his  anno- 
tated Testament  was  first  read  by  one  of  the  members  of  these 
Bible  classes,  she  remarked,  "  They  read  just  as  if  he  was  speak- 
ing in  the  vestry."  To  the  fact  that  his  various  plans  of 
doing  good  on  a  large  scale  were  thus  conceived  and  tried  in  a 
pastoral  experience  of  fifteen  years,  and,  though  largely  ex- 
tended, carried  out  always  in  the  spirit  of  a .  wise  and  loving 
pastor,  may  we  attribute  his  wonderful  and  permanent  success  as 
a  public  man  and  reformer.  "  His  habits  as  a  pastor  had  been  a 
series  of  rehearsals  preparatory  to  his  career  as  a  lecturer  on 
temperance,  Sabbath-keeping  and  the  study  of  the  sacred  Scrip- 
tures."1 

In  person,  Dr.  Edwards  was  more  than  ordinarily  impressive : 
muscular,  erect,  tall  and  stately ;  he  might  seem,  to  one  slightly 
acquainted  with  him,  distant  and  inaccessible.  The  stately  man- 
ner never  forsook  him,  on  public  occasions  or  in  the  social  con- 
verse of  the  family.  But  in  this  was  no  tinge  of  austerity  or 
gloom.  His  reserve  was  allied  with  a  quiet  and  constant  kindli- 
ness of  soul.  In  his  silence  he  was  not  unsocial. 

"  The  prominent  characteristics  of  Dr.  Edwards  were  wisdom, 
"  simplicity  and  godly  sincerity,"  sustained  by  a  strong  intellect 
and  a  large  heart.  He  had  great  self-control,  practicalness, 
quick  discernment  of  the  best  means  to  attain  a  good  end,  energy 
of  purpose,  and  an  ever-active,  far-reaching  benevolence.  He 
was  wise  in  devising  and  equally  wise  in  executing  :  progressive 
and  yet  cautious :  signally  successful,  and  as  signally  modest : 
grave  and  serious  in  manner,  and  yet  uniformly  kind  and  cour- 
teous. He  kept  his  own  counsels,  uttered  his  opinions  care- 

1  Dr.  Amos  Blanchard  in  Sprague's  Annals. 


112  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

fully,  always  evincing  moderation,  calmness  of  spirit  and  a  pro- 
found knoAvledge  of  men.  His  power  of  persuasion,  though 
unpretending,  was  often  effective.  What  inimitable  simplicity 
of  speech !  '  Sound  speech,  that  cannot  be  condemned,'  and 
*  always  with  grace.' " l 

He  is  said  to  have  possessed  superior  ability  in  profound 
speculation.  He  could  analyze  and  discriminate  acutely  on 
abstrusest  points.  But  the  majority  of  his  hearers  did  not  think 
of  this,  for  his  habits  of  mind  were  intensely  practical.  This 
quality  gave  the  peculiarity  of  his  preaching.  It  was  nakedly 
direct.  The  arrangement  of  discourse  and  the  illustration  were 
natural  and  strangely  obvious.  His  manner  was  that  of  serious, 
plam,  earnest  conversation.  His  whole  style  and  matter  were 
Biblical.  He  thought  and  spoke,  it  has  been  said,  in  the  words 
of  Inspiration.  "  He  gave,  even  to  casual  observers,  the  impres- 
sion of  being  a  kind  of  speaking  and  walking  Bible  ....  His 
prayers  were  sometimes  composed  almost  wholly  of  inspired 
passages,  applied  with  striking  felicity  to  the  instant  occasion." 2 

The  doctrinal  quality  of  his  preaching  was  determined  by  this 
practical  and  Biblical  spirit.  His  Calvinism  was  beyond  dis- 
pute :  though  it  was  not  obtruded,  it  was  known :  and  it  became 
a  power  among  the  people.  He  never  preached  on  dividing 
points  of  orthodoxy. 

He  had  few  of  what  are  popularly  considered  graces  of  ora- 
tory. His  language,  turns  of  expression,  and  illustrations,  were 
homely.  His  gestures  were  few,  and  not  easy.  But  there  was, 
especially  in  his  earlier  years,  a  depth  of  earnestness  and  honesty 
of  conviction,  which  would  speak  out  through  his  whole  person 
and  keep  the  strict  attention  of  his  audience.  These  qualities 
sometimes  seemed  to  kindle  within  him  the  power  of  imagina- 
tion, imparting  an  unusual  glow  to  his  person,  so  that  many  men 
describe  the  effect  of  certain  of  his  sermons  in  language  which 

1  Rev.  Dr.  S.  C.  Jackson  in  Memorial  of  the  Semi-Centennial  Anniversary 
of  the  Theological  Seminary. 

2  Dr.  A.  Blanchard. 


REV.  JUSTIN   EDWARDS.  113 

no  reader  of  the  written  sermons  would  be  prompted  to  em- 
ploy. 

"  The  last  six  of  the  fifteen  years  of  his  ministry  here,  were  the 
culminating  period  of  his  pulpit  ability.  He  had  then  become  a 
recognized  force  :  a  living  power  felt  by  men,  women  and  chil- 
dren throughout  the  extended  Parish.  With  an  undisputed 
ascendency  among  his  own  people,  he  was  known  far  and  near 
as  a  powerful  preacher  and  a  man  of  eminent  practical  wisdom: 
....  yet  even  then  he  had  neither  attractiveness  nor  popularity. 
He  had,  however,  what  is  so  much  better,  influence,  an  influence 
growing  out  of  his  personal  qualities,  and  accumulating  with 
every  year  of  his  pastoral  life." 1 

Dr.  Edwards's  publications  are  as  follows :  A  Sermon  at  the 
Installation  of  the  Rev.  Thaddeus  Pomeroy,  1822.  The  Ser- 
mon: "Doing  a  great  Work,"  1823.  An  Address  before  the 
Porter  Rhetorical  Society,  1824.  A  Sermon  at  the  Installation 
of  Rev.  Frederick  Freeman,  1824.  A  Sermon  before  the  Peni- 
tent Females'  Refuge  Society,  1825.  A  Sermon  on  Bible 
Classes,  1826.  A  Sermon  on  the  Way  to  be  Saved,  1826. 
An  Address  on  the  laying  of  the  Corner  Stone  of  the  West 
Meeting-House,  1826.  A  Sermon  on  the  Inspiration  of  the 
Scriptures,  1827.  The  Sermon,  "  The  great  Change,"  1827. 
A  Sermon  on  the  Preparation  for  Eternity,  1 829.  A  Sermon 
on  the  Unction  from  the  Holy  One,  1830.  A  Letter  to  the 
friends  of  Temperance  in  Massachusetts,  1836.  *  A  Sermon 
before  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.,  1841.  He  is  the  author  of  the  fol- 
lowing Tracts,  published  by  the  American  Tract  Society:  No. 
1G7,  Well  conditioned  Farm.  No.  177,  Joy  in  Heaven  over  one 
Sinner  that  Repenteth.  No.  179,  The  way  to  be  Saved.  No. 
125,  On  the  Traffic  in  Ardent  Spirits.  No.  582,  The  Unction 
from  the  Holy  One.  To  these  are  to  be  added  the  Permanent 
Temperance  Documents,  compressed  into  the  Temperance  Man- 
ual, and  the  Permanent  Sabbath  Documents,  five  of  which  are 
in  Jiis  Sabbath  Manual,  and  the  Commentary  upon  the  Bible. 

1  Dr.  A.  Blanchard. 
10* 


114  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

It  is  stated,  on  the  authority  of  a  Secretary  of  the  American 
Tract  Society  that  that  Society  has  circulated  more  pages  from 
his  pen  than  from  the  pen  of  any  other  writer,  living  or  dead. 

On  the  17th  of  September,  1817,  Mr.  Edwards  was  married 
to  Lydia,  daughter  of  Asa  Bigelow,  of  Colchester,  Ct.  Their 
children  are 

Justin  Asa,  born  Jan.  20,  1819. 

Jonathan,  born  July  17,  1820  (see  page  95), 

Newton,  born  March  11,  1822,  died  May  7,  1855. 

Elizabeth,  born  Nov.  9,  1824. 

Lydia,  born  March  6,  1826. 

Ann  Eliza,  born  Sept.  29,  1828:  married  Rev.  Thomas  N.  Haskell, 
East  Boston. 

On  Nov.  2,  1827,  the  church  unanimously  invited  Mr.  MIL- 
TON BADGER  to  become  their  pastor.  The  concurrence  of  the 
Parish  was  likewise  unanimous.  He  was  ordained  Jan.  3,  1828. 

Mr.  Badger  was  born  in  Coventry,  Ct,,  May  6,  1800 :  united 
with  the  church  in  Andover,  Conn.,  Sept.  1,  1816.  He  was 
graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1823.  During  1823-24  he  was 
Principal  of  the  Academy  in  New  Canaan,  Conn.  The  three 
succeeding  years  he  spent  mostly  in  Andover  Theological  Semi- 
nary, with  the  class  which  graduated  in  1827.  He  was  Tutor 
in  Yale  College  1826-27.  He  received  his  approbation  to 
preach  from  the  New  Haven  East  Association  in  August,  1827. 
Pie  resigned"  his  pastorate  in  1835,  in  order  that  he  might  accept 
the  appointment  of  Secretary  of  the  American  Home  Missionary 
Society.  The  date  of  his  dismission  is  Oct.  4,  1835.  His  min- 
istry was  a  continuous  revival.  During  the  seven  and  a  half 
years  of  its  continuance,  330  persons  were  added  to  the  church, 
nearly  all  of  whom  joined  by  Profession.  The  memories  of  the 
pastor  under  whom  these  results  were  reached  are  still  fresh  and 
very  precious  in  many  families. 

The  usual  day  of  Fasting  was  observed  in  December,  and 
Jan.  18, 1836,  MR.  LORENZO  L.  LANGSTROTH  was  unanimously 
invited  by  the  church  to  assume  the  pastoral  charge.  This  invi- 


PASTORS.  115 

tation  was,  with  the  same  unanimity,  confirmed  by  the  Parish 
Feb.  2.  Mr.  L.  was  ordained  May  11,  1836.  Finding  his 
health  inadequate  to  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  at  the  close  of  a 
ministry  of  three  years  he  resigned,  and  was  dismissed  March 
30,  1839. 

He  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Penn.,  Dec.  25,  1810:  was 
graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1831.  He  received  his  Theologi- 
cal education  at  New  Haven.  On  the  resignation  of  his  pastoral 
office,  he  became  Principal  of  the  Abbot  Female  Academy  for 
one  year.  From  Andover  he  removed  to  Greenfield,  where  he 
taught  a  High  School  for  Young  Ladies  four  years.  During 
the  last  two  or  three  of  these  years  he  preached  as  a  stated  sup- 
ply for  the  Second  Congregational  Church  in  Greenfield.  A 
call  from  that  church  was  then  accepted  by  him,  and  his  instal- 
lation was  on  Dec.  20,  1843.  He  was  dismissed  Feb.  15,  1848. 
After  his  dismission  he  established  a  Young  Ladies'  School  in 
Philadelphia,  which  he  taught  four  years,  relinquishing  it  at  last, 
as  he  has  so  many  other  cherished  plans  and  hopes,  on  account  of 
ill  health.  For  about  two  years  subsequently  he  was  stated  sup- 
ply at  Coleraine  His  present  residence  is  Oxford,  Ohio.  He 
is  the  author  of  an  approved  treatise  on  the  Honey  Bee. 

The  choice  by  the  church  of  the  next  pastor  was  made  May 
13,  1839.  MR.  JOHN  L.  TAYLOR  received  forty-nine  votes, 
nine  persons  at  the  meeting  remaining  neutral.  At  the  Parish 
meeting  he  received  forty-two  votes,  and  twelve  were  cast  in  the 
negative.  He  accepted  the  call,  and  was  ordained  July  18, 
1839.  May  16,  1852,  he  communicated  to  the  people  his  elec- 
tion to  the  office  of  Treasurer  of  the  Trustees  of  Phillips  Acad- 
emy, and  requested  a  dismission.  In  yielding  to  his  wishes  the 
church  deemed  it  but  just  to  record  their  conviction  that  he  had 
"  performed  the  duties  of  his  high  office  with  great  ability,  fidelity 
and  discretion,"  and  to  assure  him  that  he  carried  with  him  their 
"  confidence,  respect,  warm  personal  attachment  and  Christian 
sympathy."  He  was  dismissed  July  19, 1852,  having  completed 
a  ministry  of  thirteen  years. 


116  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

Mr.  Taylor  was  born  at  Warren,  Ct.,  May  20,  1811.  He 
was  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1835.  During  the  years 
1835-37,  he  was  teacher  of  a  High  School  at  Ellington,  Ct. 
He  remained  as  Tutor  and  student  of  Divinity  at  Yale  College 
from  1837  to  1839.  Since  June  1,  1852,  he  has  been  the 
Treasurer  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Phillips  Academy.  He 
published,  1851,  a  New  Year's  Sermon,  and  has  since  published 
a  Memoir  of  Judge  Samuel  Phillips. 

The  day  following  the  dismission  of  Mr.  Taylo*,  the  church 
chose  REV.  CHARLES  SMITH  as  its  pastor.  Thirty-four  votes 
were  in  his  favor :  one  negative  and  one  blank  vote  were  cast. 
The  Parish  yielded  its  concurrence. 

Mr.  Smith  was  born  at  Hatfield,  August  9,  1818.  He  was 
graduated  at  Amherst  College  in  1842,  and  at  Andover  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  1845.  His  ordination  and  first  settlement 
was  at  Warren,  Oct.  12,  1847.  His  dismission  from  that  charge 
took  place  April  13,  1852.  He  was  installed  here  Oct.  28, 

1852.  Receiving,  the   next  year,  a  call  from   the  Shawmut 
Church,  Boston,  he  accepted  it,  and  was  dismissed,  against  the 
earnest  wishes  of  a  large  portion  of  this  people,  Nov.  28,  1853. 
His  ordination  at  Boston  took  place  on  the  eighth  day  of  December, 

1853.  After  a  prolonged  contest  before  a  council,  he  was  dismis- 
sed from  that  church,  Nov.  8,  1858.     He  now  resides  in  Hatfield. 

For  nearly  two  years  the  Parish  remained  without  a  stated 
minister.  An  invitation,  with  imperfect  unanimity,  was  ex- 
tended to  Mr.  Jotham  B.  Sewall  [since  pastor  of  the  Central 
Church,  Lynn],  which  was  declined.  A  large  number  of  dif- 
ferent candidates  were  heard. 

June  4,  1855,  the  church  unanimously  invited  MR.  GEORGE 
Mo  OAR.  In  this  invitation  the  Parish  concurred.  The  ordina- 
tion was  on  the  tenth  of  October,  1855. 

Mr.  Mooar  was  born  in  Andover,  West  Parish,  May  27, 
1830.  He  was  fitted  for  college  in  Phillips  Academy,  and  was 
graduated  at  Williams  College  in  1851.  After  teaching  one 
year  at  Falmouth  and  Brookline,  he  pursued  his  theological 
studies  at  Andover,  and  was  graduated  in  1855. 


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118  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

During  the  148  years  of  the  existence  of  the  church,  the  pas- 
toral office  has  been  vacant  7  years  11  months  10  days.  The 
longest  interval,  3|-  years,  occurred  after  the  death  of  Mr. 
French.  The  next  longest,  of  nearly  two  years,  after  the  resig- 
nation of  Mr.  Smith.  During  these  intervals,  of  almost  eight 
years,  only  twenty-six  persons  were  added  to  communion.  For 
the  whole  time  the  average  annual  addition  has  been  nearly 
fifteen. 

The  average  length  of  pastorates,  thus  far,  has  been  seventeen 
years  and  a  half.  If  we  add  to  the  years  of  Mr.  Phillips's  pas- 
torate the  eighteen  months  during  which  he  preached  before  his 
ordination,  which  would  make  his  whole  ministry  sixty-one 
years,  it  will  be  seen  that  the  first  two  pastorates  completed  all 
but  two  years  of  a  century.  The  six  last  pastorates  have  not 
yet  completed  a  half  century.  The  permanency  of  the  pastoral 
relation  has  not  been  thus  impaired,  however,  by  any  action  of 
the  church  or  Parish.  The  initiative,  in  almost  every  instance, 
has  been  taken  wholly  by  the  retiring  pastor. 


XVII. 
DEACONS. 

November  8,  1711,  it  was  "voted  to  choose  two  Deacons." 
Sept.  22,  1720,  on  account  of  the  age  of  those  in  office,  it  was 
deemed  necessary  to  elect  two  others.  In  the  year  1744  a  simi- 
lar reason  induced  the  church  to  add  two  to  the  three  then  living. 
Since  that  time  the  usual  number  in  active  service  has  been  four. 
The  following  table  shows  the  succession  of  these  officers  to  the 
present  time.  The  nineteen,  who  have  completed  their  terms 


DEACONS.  —  CHURCH   COMMITTEE. 


119 


of  office,  averaged  nearly  twenty-six  years  of  service.  The 
eighteen,  who  have  died,  reached  the  average  age  of  seventy- 
six  years. 


NAMES. 

Elected. 

Resigned. 

Deceased. 

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John  Abbot, 

Nov.  8,  1711, 

Sept.  22,1720, 

March  1721, 

73 

William  Lovejoy, 

Nov.  8,  1711, 

Sept.  22,1720, 

July  20,  1  748, 

90 

Nehemiah  Abbot, 

Sept.  22,1720, 

Oct.  8,  1750, 

83 

John  Abbot,  Jr., 

Sept.  22,  1720, 

Jan.  1,  1754, 

79 

Isaac  Abbot, 

Mar.  20,  1  744, 

Aug.  9,  1784, 

85 

Joseph  Abbot,  Jr., 

Mar.  20,  1744,  R.Wilton  17  76 

Aug.  23,1787, 

82 

John  Dane,  Jr., 

Feb.  4,  1755,  Mar.  25,  1794, 

July  1801, 

84 

Hezekiah  Ballard, 

Feb.  4,  1755,  jMar.  25,  1794, 

Dec.  31,1801, 

81 

Joshua  Holt, 

Apr.  16,1766, 

July  24,  1810, 

80 

Zebacliah  Abbot, 

May  30,  1785,1 

Nov.  24,  1793, 

54 

Daniel  Poor, 

Apr.  21,  1794,  Mar.  22,  1813, 

June  20,  1814, 

74 

Isaac  Abbot, 

Apr.  21,  1794,  Apr.  30,  1825, 

June  1836, 

91 

Nathan  Abbot, 

Apr.  21,  1794, 

March  5,  1801,148 

Abiel  Pearson, 

May  21,  1801, 

May  22,  1827,171 

Mark  Newman, 

Apr.  2,  1811, 

Jan.  3,  1845, 

June  15,  1859,187 

Zebadiah  Abbot,  Jr., 

Apr.  2,  1813, 

Nov.  28,  1826, 

May  31,  1836, 

67 

Amos  Blanchard, 

Apr.  30,  1825, 

Jan.  3,  1845, 

Aug.  17,1847, 

74 

Amos  Abbott, 

Dec.  1,  1826, 

Oct.  31,  1856, 

Paschal  Abbot, 

Aug.  31,1827, 

Sept.  23,1845, 

March  1859, 

71 

Abraham  J.  Gould, 

Feb.  3,  1845, 

Albert  Abbott, 

Feb.  3,  1845, 

Joseph  Cummings, 

Feb.  27,  1846, 

Edward  Taylor, 

Jan.  2,  1857, 

XVHI. 
CHURCH   COMMITTEE. 

This  board  of  officers  originated  from  the  request  of  Rev.  Mr. 
French,  made  to  the  church  in  1781.  April  9th,  of  that  year, 
"  the  motiou  was  made  to  choose  a  committee,  in  conjunction 
with  the  Deacons,  to  assist  the  pastor  in  the  government  of  the 
church,  whose  business  it  shall  be  to  hear  all  complaints  regularly 
coming  before  them,  and  to  settle  differences,  if  it  may  be  done 


120  HISTORICAL   SKETCHES. 

consistently  with  the  honor  of  religion,  and  to  inquire  into  the 
grounds  of  scandalous  reports,  if  any  may  arise,  etc., — and  keep 
a  more  particular  watch  over  persons,  etc.,  —  and  to  endeavor  to 
promote  peace  and  good  order  among  us,  —  the  church  at  all 
times  reserving  to  themselves  the  right  to  inspect  their  doings, 
and*^hat  the  said  committee  continue  till  the  next  annual  meeting, 
and  no  longer."  This  committee,  continued  afterwards  by  vote, 
from  year  to  year,  obtained  the  [name  of  Standing  Committee. 
In  the  records  of  the  annual  meeting  of  1815,  appears  the  first 
account  of  what,  for  many  years,  was  called  the  Examining 
Committee.  Except  in  a  few  instances,  this  committee  consisted 
of  the  pastor  and  deacons.  January  1859,  the  two  committees 
were  reduced  to  one,  and  their  duties  and  terms  of  office  defined, 
as  may  be  seen  in  Articles  4—7  of  Church  Order.  The  succession 
of  the  members  of  this  committee  appears  in  the  following  table. 

Barachias  Abbot,                  .  .                 .1 781—1 783  =  2 

Isaac  Osgood,           -    .  ',-..             '.                  1781—1788=7 

John  Abbot,  Jr.,  .                 .  .                 .         1781—1809  =  8 

Zebadiah  Abbot,  Dea.,  .                .                 1781—1785  =  4 

Jonathan  Cummings,       •   i  .                 .         1783 — 1806  =  3 

James  Holt,                  .  .                 .                  1786—1794  =  8 

Nehemiah  Abbot,                 .  .                 .         1788—1809  =  21 

Jeduthun  Abbot,          .  .                 .                  1794—1811  =  17 

Samuel  Farrar  [Dea.],        .  .                .        1806—1817=11 

Ezra  Abbot,                 .  .                 .                  1809—1832=13 

Zebadiah  Abbot,  Jr.,  Dea.,  .                .        1809—1814  =  5 

Peter  French,              .  .                 .                  1811—1817  =  6 

Isaac  Blunt,        ..                 .  .                 .         1814—1834  =  20 

Amos  Blanchard,  Dea.,  &              .        .          1817—1823  =  8 

Solomon  Holt  [Dea.],          .  ..              .  ,;        1817—1825  =  8 

Ebenezer  Lovejoy  [Dea.],      '.    .     '          '.  1825—1826=1 

Amos  Abbott  Dea.,             .  .              '.        1825—1827  =  2 

Ebenezer  Jones,  Jr.  [Dea.],  .               V               1826—1839=13 

Joseph  Holt,  Jr.,                  .  »                -.         1828—1832  =  4 

James  Abbot,               .  .            ..  ,                  1832—1839  =  7 
Joel  Russell,         ....         1832—1839=7 

Thomas  C.  Foster,       .  ".                 ".                  1834—1859  =  25 

Rev.  Aaron  Green,              .  .                 .         1839—1849  =  10 

Abraham  J.  Gould,  Dea.,  .             c^    ,             1839—1846=7 


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Benjamin  Turner, 
William  Waters,        .. 
John  C.  Allen,     . 
Ebenezer  Jones  [Dea.], 
Ephraim  Everson  [Dea.],  . 
James  Abbot  .  .. . 

Joseph  Cummings,  Dea.,     . 
William  Pierce,  . 

Mencies  C.  Andrews, 
Nathan  B.  Abbott,      . 
Enoch  Abbot,      . 
Nathan  Clark, 
Ebenezer  N.  Easton,  '. 

William  Abbot, 
Edward  Taylor,  Dea., 
Jacob  C  bickering, 
Stephen  Tracy, 
John  H.  Manning, 
Hartwell  B.  Abbot, 
Hezekiah  Jones, 
Dea.  Holbrook  Chandler,    . 
Charles  Tufts, 
Nathan  B.  Abbott, 


1839—1842  =  3 
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1844—- 1847  =  3 
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1844—1847  =  3 
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1846—1847  =  1 
1846—1848  =  2 
1847—1849  =  2 
1847—1859=12 
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1848—1852=4 
1849—1859  =  10 
1849 — 1856       7 
1852—1859  =  7 
1854—1859  =  5 
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1857—1859=2 
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1859—1861 
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XIX. 

CATALOGUE  OF  MEMBERS. 

The  following  Catalogue  of  Members  comprises,  it  is  supposed, 
all  the  names  that  are  recorded  on  the  successive  record-books 
of  the  church.  The  first  and  last  column  is  a  register  of  the 
number  of  church  members,  down  to  any  given  date.  In  the 
second  column  the  names  of  the  members  are  given.  The  spel- 
ling is  chiefly  according  to  the  record.  In  case  of  variations  in 
spelling  a  preference  has  been  shown  for  the  usual  mode.  The 
variations  will  be  found  especially  in  the  names  of  those  belong- 
ing to  the  Abbot  family.  A  preference  has  been  shown  through- 

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out  the  work  for  the  spelling  with  one  t :  but  this  is  not  uniform. 
To  the  names  of  some  prominent  persons,  certain  facts  pertaining 
to  them  have  been  added  in  brackets  or  parentheses ;  as,  for  in- 
stance, the  year  and  place  of  Collegiate  or  Theological  gradua- 
tion and  the  year  of  ordination,  if  ministers.  With  reference  to 
the  female  names,  the  following  rule  has  been  followed.  If  the 
person  was  a  maiden  at  the  time  of  joining  the  church,  and  was 
afterwards  married,  the  maiden  name  is  placed  in  parentheses  : 
if  the  person  was  married  before  joining  the  church,  the  maiden 
name  is  placed  in  brackets :  if  the  woman  was  a  widow  when 
she  joined  the  church,  the  husband's  name  is  placed  in  brackets : 
otherwise  in  parentheses.  These  maiden  names  and  husbands' 
names  have  been  mostly  supplied  by  the  compiler.  A  little 
thought  will  show  how  easily  a  mistake  might  be  made  in  them. 
It  should  be  remembered,  too,  that  from  1812  to  1828  it 
was  not  stated  in  the  record  of  a  female  name  whether  it  was 
the  name  of  a  married  or  unmarried  person.  It  is  hoped  that 
they  have  been  given  in  almost  all  cases  correctly.  The  third 
column  shows  the  date  of  admission  to  the  church.  Column  fourth 
shows  the  manner  of  admission,  whether  by  letter  or  profession. 
During  the  ministry  of  Mr.  Edwards  this  was  not  indicated  in  the 
records.  Column  fifth  gives  the  date  of  removal,  so  far  as  known. 
Column  sixth  gives  the  manner  of  removal,  whether  by  death, 
dismission  or  exclusion.  With  regard  to  the  latter  method  of  re- 
moval, it  should  be  said  that  Exc.  means  simply  that  the  person 
so  designated  at  any  given  time  was  declared  to  be  no  longer  a 
member  of  the  church.  The  reason  fqr  such  action  can  be 
learned  from  the  church  records  of  the  specified  date. 

In  the  alphabetical  indexes,  which  follow  the  Catalogue,  the 
number  to  the  left  hand  of  the  name  refers  to  the  register  column 
in  the  full  catalogue.  The  female  name,  given  in  the  first  index, 
is  the  name  of  the  person  at  the  time  she  united  with  the  church. 
Any  subsequent  name  is  not  indexed.  In  the  second  index, 
which  contains  the  names  of  the  present  members,  the  name  in- 
dexed is  the  present  name,  in  all  cases. 


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NAMES     OF     PAST     MEMBERS. 


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3  John 

4  George 
11    Nehemiah 
16    Sarah 

Dorcas 

Sarah 
34    Abigail 
46    William 
52    Dorcas 
54    Elizabeth 
60    Hannah 

69  Nathaniel 

70  Sarah 
77    Hannah 
88    Stephen 
99    Jonathan 

100    Zerviah 

103  James 

104  Thomas 

115  David 

116  Timothy  sr. 

139  Benjamin 

140  Elizabeth 

142  Timothy  jr. 

143  Mary 
149    Hannah 
156    Abigail 

162  John 

163  John 
170    Mary 

173  George 

174  Henry 

175  Mary 
178    Mary 
184    Joseph 

194  Thomas  jr. 

195  Elizabeth 
202    Isaac 

Hannah 
Ephraim 

222  Priscilla 

223  Deborah 
227    John 
238    Hannah 

250  Ebenezer 

251  Zebadiah 
264    Barachias 
273    Sarah 
285    Phebe 


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292    Catharine 

622    Hannah 

300    Ephraim  jr. 
301    Hannah 

638    Bigsby 
639    Hepzibah 

314    Joseph  jr. 

643    Abigail 

323    Mary 

645    Nathaniel 

340    Hannah 

646    Sarah 

351    Phebe 

674    Mary 

Ji37    Stephen  jr. 

712    Ednah 

377    Mary 

725    Nathan  jr. 

393    Elizabeth 

726    Sarah 

396    Experience 
397    Priscilla 

744    Caleb 
745    Lucy 

398    Nehemiah 

755    Job 

405    Elizabeth 

756    Anna 

416    Hannah 

773    Ephraim 

418    Sarah 

774    Lydia 

422    George  jr. 

781    John 

428    Samuel  jr. 

786    John  L. 

431    Jonathan  jr. 

787    Phebe 

432    Martha 

790    Dorcas 

433    Joseph  3d 

801    Hannah 

436    Joanna 

827    Abner 

455    William 

828    Ruth 

468    Solomon 

834    Moses 

470    Henry  jr. 

835    Elizabeth 

471    Thomas  jr. 

857    Anna 

477    Nehemiah 

870    Benjamin 

473    Hannah 

874    Zebadiah  jr. 

479    Hannah 

878    Herman    1794 

498    Elizabeth 

886    Elizabeth 

501    John  jr. 

887    Priscilla 

502    Abigail 

893    Rhoda 

503    Anna 

917    Samuel 

531    Mary 

918    Sarah 

539    Dorcas 

922    Sarah 

548    Phebe 

927'  Anna 

550    David 

938    Sarah 

654    Prudence 

948    Abiel 

658    Chloe 

966    Rhoda 

561    Zebadiah  jr. 

1009    Elizabeth 

671    Barachias 

1014    Ezra 

674    Phebe 

1018    Jonathan  4th 

681    Hannah 

1024    Nathan  jr. 

683    Sarah 

1025    Hannah 

686    Abigail 
688    Sarah 

1033    Asa 
1034    Judith 

695    Joseph  jr. 
613    Jeduthun 

1054    Prissey 
1055    Elizabeth  K. 

614    Isaac 
616    Phebe 

1065    Timothy 
1066    Sarah 

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INDEX   OF   PAST  MEMBERS. 


1072    William                      1 

1823    Elizabeth 

157    Sherebiah 

1073    Kebecca 

1824    MaryJ. 

158    Lydia 

1077    John  S. 

1842    Charlotte  O. 

235    Mary 

1086    Enoch 

1967    Sarah  M. 

269    Benjamin 

1087    Nancy 

2009    JaneG. 

286    Timothy 

1108    Mary 

2015    Mary  P. 

287    Mary 

1120    Elizabeth 

ADAMS 

383    Mehitabel 

1121    Hannah 

1163    John 

395    Hezekiah 

1122    Khoda 

1164    Elizabeth 

440    Uriah 

1123    Anna 

1430    MaryH. 

573    Lydia 

1128    Elizabeth 

1767    Joseph  H. 

512    Timothy  jr. 

1138    Mary 

AlKEN 

513    Sarah 

1145    Charles 

2106    MaryM. 

552    Rebecca 

1146    Dorcas 

ALLEN 

633    Elizabeth 

1148    Hannah 

838    Abigail 

653    Joseph    • 

1156    Abigail 

1702    Augustus  H. 

656    Hannah 

1167    Warren 

1858    JohnC. 

819    Hezekiah  jr. 

1171    Betsy 
1180    Mary 

1859    Hannah 
AMES 

820    Mary 
839    William 

1181    PhebeF. 

411    Nathan 

840    Mary 

1193    James 

459    Benjamin 

841    Hannah 

1204    Nehemiah 

534    Phebe 

909    Timothy 

1205    Sarah 

604    Dorcas 

910    Mary 

1206    Rachel 

868    Timothy 

1170    Hannah 

1212    Mary 

869    Sally 

1719    Charles 

1220    Abigail 

939    Simeon 

1798    Jane 

1222    Hannah 

940    Sally 

1829    Stephen 

1240    Rebekah 

1908    Anna 

BAKER 

1241    Anna 

ANDERSON 

864    Deborah 

1243    Joshua 

1542    Abigail 

1064    Simonds 

1250    Esther  M. 

ANDREWS 

BARKER 

1279    Sarah  K. 

1900    Mencies  C. 

128    Zebadiah 

1298    MaryF. 

ANNIS 

165    Elizabeth 

1304    Paschal 

579    James 

169    Stephen 

1306    Abigail 

580    Beulah 

213    James 

1310    Elizabeth 

ASTIN 

216    Ebenezer 

1318    Dorcas 

138    Sarah 

203    Mehitabel 

1321    SarahS. 

229    Thomas 

739    Sarah 

1324    Eliza  J. 

234    Mary 

1403    Elizabeth 

1329    Elizabeth  H. 

350    Mary 

1462    Ruth 

1335    William 

609    Thomas 

BARNARD 

1359    Martha  F. 

610    Sarah 

185    John  jr. 

1361    Eliza  J. 

683    Jacob 

186    Sarah 

1415    Ann 
1434    Martha  J. 

684    Mary 
ATWOOD 

192    Abigail 
249    Stephen 

1439    Mary  P. 

2076    Daniel  H. 

289    Nathaniel 

1452    Hannah 

AVERY 

290    Ruth 

1457    Dolly 

386    Sarah 

295    Sarah 

1471    MaryS. 

BADGER 

830    Mehitabel 

1482    Sophronia 
1483    Kebecca  H. 

1453    Clarissa 
2031    George 

365    Hannah 
559    James 

1536    Isaac  jr. 

2032    William 

560    Sarah 

1557    Margaret  W. 

BACHELDER 

751    Alice 

1558    Elizabeth 

1188    Lydia 

972    James  jr. 

1564    Henry  jr. 

BAILEY 

973    Hannah 

1606    Lucy 

541    Nathan 

1653    Lydia 

1607    Elizabeth 

542    Deborah 

1845    Henry  F. 

1615    An  stress 

709    Samuel 

BARROWS 

1622    Nathan  5th 

934    Mehitabel 

1750    Simon 

1628    Joseph 

977    Joshua 

BARTLETT 

1629    Benjamin  F. 

978    Hepzibah 

908    Mary 

1630    James  H. 

1091    Dorcas 

BARTON 

1656    Dorcas  S. 

1136    William 

1752    Frederick  A. 

1657    Paschal  2d 

1143    Lucy 

1753    Sophia 

1660    Sarah  B. 

1215    Mary 

BATES 

1661    Elizabeth  W. 

BALLARD 

1017    Daniel 

1704    Sarah 

23    Rebecca 

BECKET 

1715    RhodaA. 

24    Hannah 

1964    Charlotte  R. 

1716    Hannah  J. 

42    Joseph 

BERRY 

1757    Hannah  M. 

43    Rebecca 

1150    Hannah 

1776    Sereno  T. 

53    Rebecca 

1863    Maria 

1811    BushrodW. 

90    John  sr. 

BEVERLY 

1814    Clarissa  A. 

153    Hezekiah 

1160    Hannah 

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BOLMAN 

CHANDLER 

19    Hannah 

1056    Elizabeth 

10    Thomas 

87    Daniel  sr. 

BOND 

14    William 

197    Experience 

1412    Eliza  T. 

22    Sarah 

204    Maria 

BOUTWELL 

27    Mary 

373    Joseph 

1807    James 

38    Mary 

BLABAN 

BOWERS 

44    Thomas  jr. 

1817    Lydia 

1962    Hannah 

49    John  jr. 

BLANCHARD 

1963    LukeK. 

50    Hannah 

32    Anna 

BOYNTON 

57    Zebadiah 

56    Hannah 

689    Hannah 

68    Sarah 

65    Rose 
105    Thomas 

722    Mary 
1211    Sarah 

66    Sarah 
85    Mary 

122    Mary 

1339    Rebecca 

131    Josiah 

146    Samuel 

1623    Nathan  P. 

148    Philemon 

147    Sarah 

BRADLEY 

167    Joseph 

151    Benjamin 

1760    Philander 

168    Mehitabel 

152    Mary 

BRIDGES 

196    Timothy 

198    Joseph 

1237    Nancy 

200    William 

199    Sarah 

BRIGGS 

201    Elizabeth 

247    Stephen 

1676    Henrietta 

243    Mehitabel 

255    Hannah 

BRITTON 

245    Sarah 

259    Judith 

1888    William 

246    Joanna 

272    Deborah 

1889    Jane 

248    Elizabeth 

279    Rebecca 

BROWN 

254    Hannah 

302    Jonathan  jr. 

360    James 

275    Benjamin 

354    Josiah 

361    Phebe 

284    Priscilla 

355    Sarah 

720    Lucy 

288    Abiel 

339    Anne 

1327    John 

306    Samuel 

399    Elizabeth 

1328    Cynthia 

332    Mehitabel 

437    Hannah 

1554    Joseph 

335    Sarah 

446    Nathan 

1743    Mary  E. 

344    Lydia 

447    Bathsheba 

1749    AsaH. 

345    Elizabeth 

460    Deborah 

1750    Samuel  G. 

352    Elizabeth 

475    Samuel 

1751    Elizabeth 

368    John 

476    Ruth 

1874    Esther  G. 

381    Mary 

483    Dinah 

BUNTIN 

385    Hepzibah 

484    Priscilla 

1292    Tamsen  G. 

409    William 

494    Hannah 

BURT 

412    Elizabeth 

645    Jerusha 
727    Samuel  jr. 

469    Joseph 
848    Elizabeth 

413    Abigail 
419    David  jr. 

728    Lucy 

898    Mary 

420    Mary 

782    Lois 

941    Jedediah 

466    John 

814    Josiah 

942    Sarah 

607    Zebadiah 

815    Lydia 

1362    Hannah' 

608    Deborah 

1089    Amos  jr. 

1587    Jedediah 

556    Nathan 

1090    Elizabeth 

1588    Mary 

644    Flora 

1152    Fanny 

BUS  WELL 

649    Daniel 

1464    Rhoda 

1631    Ebenezer  M. 

650    Joanna 

1688    Edward 

1632    Catharine  M. 

654    Abiel 

1717    Polly 

BUTLER 

655    Mary 

BLUNT 

439    Dorcas 

660   Zebadiah  jr. 

36    Sarah 

920    Phebe% 

661    Lucy 

253    Sarah 

BUTTERS 

766    Isaac  2d 

394    Zeruiah 

1331    Francis 

767    Abigail 

461    Mary 

1332    Betsy 

779    James 

620    Mary 

BUXTON 

780    Phebe 

591    Isaac 

699    Benjamin 

788    John 

629    David 

600    Abigail 

789    Dorothy 

630    Ruth 

CALLAHAN 

802    Joseph 

423    Lydia 

1373    Lydia 

803    Mary 

797    Mary 

1444    Henry 

810    Nathan  3d 

860    Anna 

1836    Jonathan  G. 

811    Lucy 

873    Isaac  jr. 
923    Lois 

CARLETON 
1174    Isaac 

818    Mary 
832    Elizabeth 

1117    Molly 

1175    Mary 

846    Phebe 

15S3    Isaac  jr. 

1294    Abigail  A. 

853    Abigail 

BOARDMAN 

CARRIER 

906    Philemon 

1223    Hannah 

73    Thomas 

961    William  jr. 

BODWELL 

CARTER 

962    Elizabeth 

1126    Abraham 

1787    Betsy 

997    Rebecca 

2113    MyraJ. 

CHAPFIN 

1049    Dorcas 

1969    D.Maria 

1141   Joshua  jr. 

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1172    Alice 

CUMMTNGS 

DONALD 

1176    Stevens 

575    Jonathan  jr. 

1954    William  C. 

1184    Abigail 

648    Mary 

1955    Agnes 

1216    Mary 

759    Abigail 

DOUGLAS 

1333    Joshua 

1010    Eunice 

2027    Harrison 

1334    Mary 
1387    Phebe 

1126    Daniel 
1127    Hannah 

Dow 
521    Elizabeth 

1398    Susan    1789 

1291    Mary    1835 

DOWNING 

1468    Elizabeth 

1362    Hannah 

150    Richard 

1950    LucyJ. 
1951    MaryK. 

1605    MaryE. 
CURRIER 

233    Atta 
736    Temperance 

1952    Nathan 
1953    Dorcas 

1844    JosiahH. 
CURTIS 

882    Samuel  jr. 
883    Elizabeth 

CHANEY 

1566    Ruth 

895    Palfrey 

2114    Sarah  J. 

1624    Israel 

896    Lydia 

CHASE 
816    Emery 
817    Mehitabel 

D  ALAND 

1289    George 
1300    Oliver  F. 

1133    Abigail 
1353    Palfrey  W. 
1354    Hannah 

1303    John 

DANE 

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CHESSMORE 

6    Francis 

2004    Warren  F. 

1720    Reuben  G. 

21    Hannah 

2005    Irene  P. 

CLARK 

94    John 

DUNKLEE 

134    Sarah 

95    Sarah 

1105    Rebecca 

276    Mary 

107    Francis 

DUNTEN 

334    Lydia 

108    Hannah 

237    Mary 

538    Hannah 

144    Joseph 

DUNTLIN 

563    Lydia 

145    Lydia 

894    Sarah 

564    Elizabeth 

171    Mary 

DURANT 

723    Abijah 
724    Hannah 

348    John  jr. 
349    Elizabeth 

954    Sarah 
1269    William 

996    Hannah 

509    Joseph 

EATON 

1005    Samuel 

510    William 

1821    Elizabeth  A. 

1006    Sarah 

576    Priscilla 

EDES 

1132    Amos 

577    Daniel 

880    Rachel 

1201    John 

578    Prudence 

EDSON 

1620    Thomas 

585    Philemon 

1404    Elijah 

CLEAVELAND 

760    Susanna 

EDWARDS 

1165    Betsy 

768    Francis 

1232    Lydia    1674 

CLEMENT 

769    Abiah 

ELLKS 

1806    Mary 
CLISBY 

771    Joseph 
772    Ellen 

1513    AbbyC. 
1576    KelitaS. 

1735    Joseph 

829    Mary 

EMERY 

COBB 

830    Hannah 

1272    Elizabeth 

1626    Samuel  P. 

858    John- 

1301    Joshua 

C'OBURN 

859    Deborah 

ERVING 

784    Elizabeth 

1186    Susan 

957    John 

COFFIN 

1207    Dorcas 

958    Mary 

1475    Mary 

1253    Mary 

EVANS 

1723    Nathaniel  W. 

1254    Rebecca 

1330    AnnE. 

COGSWELL 

1383    James 

EVERETT 

590    Elizabeth 

1384    Rebecca 

1681    Nancy  W. 

985    Samuel  jr. 

1732    Hannah 

EVERSON 

986    Mary 

DAVIS 

1620    Ephraim 

1063    Samuel 

1277    Sarah 

1699    Rhoda 

1416    Sarah 

1432    Eunice  R. 

FARNUM 

1426    Elizabeth 

1901    Mary 

9    Ralph 

CoarcKlnr 

DAY 

31    Sarah 

2030    Elizabeth 

731    Robert 

74    Henry 

COOKE 

732    Mary 

75    Phebe 

1774    Oliver  D. 

DENNIS 

219    Barachias 

COOPER 

775    Sarah 

220    Hepzibah 

1413    Betsy 

DERBY 

424    Susanna 

COREY 

1418    John 

1317    Edwin 

1074    Sally 

1419    Rebecca 

1493    Joseph  H. 

CORNELL 

DICKINSON 

1569    Susan  B. 

1770    Mary 

1864    Elizabeth 

1574    JohnC. 

CROSBY 

DOBBIN 

1970    Sarah 

688    Simon 

897    Sarah 

FARRAR 

928    John 

DODGE 

1106    Samuel 

960    Simon  jr. 

1827    Lydia 

1115    John 

1070    Timothy 

DOLB 

1214    Phebe 

1071    Mary 

1427    Harriet 

FARRINGTOW 

1083    Hannah 

946    Sarah 

INDEX   OF   PAST  MEMBERS. 


187 


1032    Lydia    1795 

1012    Daniel 

OILMAN 

FARWELL 

1013    Polly 

1990    JohnC. 

1971    Asa 

1035    Davis 

1991    LovinaM. 

1972    Hannah 

1036    Anne 

GLEASON 

2029    Mary  A. 
FAULKNER 

1037    Betty  B. 
1042    William  jr. 

1173    Jonathan 
1260    Rhoda 

718    Abiel 

1044    Hannah 

1912    Benjamin 

719    Hannah 

1057    Anna               . 

GOLDSMITH 

1178    Dorcas 

1058    Ruthy 

555    Tabitha 

1927    Julia  A. 

1236    Phebe 

566    Jefferd 

FAVOUR 

1297    Deborah  L. 

658    Margaret 

1652    Lydia 

1593    Sarah  W. 

690    Zaccheus 

FAY 

1734    Catharine  H. 

691    Mehitabel 

1662    Samuel  A. 

1763    Thomas  E.    1876 

692    Benjamin 

FIELDS 

1993    Sarah  E. 

693    William 

370    Sarah 

1994    Charlotte  A. 

778    Mary 

FISHER 

2140    JaneC. 

821    Hannah 

1663    Nathaniel  D. 

FOWLER 

825    Sarah 

FISK 

699    Abigail 

994    Hannah 

514    John 

Fox 

999    Jeremiah 

625    Hepzibah 

1340    Phebe 

1000    Sarah 

824    Mary 

FRANCIS 

1001    Eunice 

FLAGS 

1718    Mary  A. 

1002    Elizabeth 

1579    Timothy 

FRENCH 

1011    Elizabeth 

1645    William  F. 

623    Abigail 

1451    Martha 

1733    Sarah  H. 

808    Asa 

GOULD 

1784    MarthaS. 

809    Mary 

1672    Zeruiah  E. 

2020    JohnD. 

881    Abigail 

1785    Esther  M. 

2021    Caroline  W. 

982    Mary  H. 

GO  WING 

FLINT 

989    Jonathan  jr. 

1394    Elizabeth 

980    John 

1003    Peter 

1585    Joseph 

931    Ruth 

1004    Elizabeth 

1803    Elizabeth 

1245    Simeon 

1456    Alice 

GRANGER 

1246    Martha 

1747    AliceS. 

278    Mary 

1369    Caleb  P. 

1786    Elizabeth 

GRAVES 

1370    Sarah 

FROST 

109    Eleazer 

1379    Caroline 

1832    Phebe  L. 

224    Abraham 

148!)    SophroniaW. 

FRYE 

258    Sarah 

1665    Alanson 

698    Lucy 

421    Abraham 

1666    Hannah 

872    Betty 

GRAY 

1740    James 

995    Persis 

83    Henry 

1857    MarthaF. 

1093    Enoch 

84    Mary 

FOSTER 

1094    Mary 

110    Braviter 

13    William 
63    Sarah 

1230    Persis    3913 
1231    Mary 

111    Dorothy 
193    Catharine 

67    Mary 

1239    Elizabeth 

244    Mary 

106    Abraham 

1286    Eliza 

257    Margery 

206    John 

1347    Sarah 

277    Miriam 

207    Mary 

1358    Priscilla 

310    Dorothy 

265    Sarah 

1365    Abigail 

410    Robert 

267    Massey 

1446    Hannah  D. 

417    Sarah 

274    Mehitabel 

1515    MaryM. 

442    Timothy 

312    Asa 

1540    Henry  B. 

443    Eleanor 

313    Elizabeth 

1695    Susanna 

506    Lydia 

316    Hannah 

FULLER 

517    Abigail 

356    Joseph 

1683    Sumner 

522    David 

357    Deliverance 

1684    MaryH. 

523    Rebecca 

304    Jacob 

FURBUSH 

794    Mary 

374    Abigail 

878    Hannah 

906    David 

376    Sarah 

1118    Simeon 

907    Sarah 

435    Esther 

1119    Rachel 

1325    Mary 

457    William 

1154    Rachel 

1677    David  jr. 

458    Hannah 

GALLISHAN 

GREELB 

474    Hannah 

1591    George  K.  W. 

1101    Samuel 

540    Hannah 

1592    Elizabeth  E. 

GREEN 

716    Jacob  jr. 

GEORGE 

1458    Caroline  M. 

717    I'hebe 
754    Hannah 

1741    Henry  H. 
1742    Elizabeth  B. 

1459    Aaron 
1460    Eunice 

770    Elizabeth 

GILBERT 

GREENLEAF 

798    Mary 

1730    George  H. 

1271    MaryH. 

813    Timothy 

GlLE 

1293    Mary 

852    Hannah 

1116    Samuel 

GRIFFIW 

962    Lucy 

606    Shemuel 

188 


INDEX   OF  PAST  MEMBERS. 


607    Abigail 
925    William  jr. 

HOLBROOK 
601    Dorothy 

500    Hepzibah 
504    Sarah 

932    William 

611    Ralph 

505    Mary 

933    Mary 

612    Sarah 

515    John  sr. 

963    Jonathan 

HOLMES 

518    Hannah 

964    Zeruiah 

1998    Henry  B. 

519    Bethiah 

1045    Mercy 

1999    Harriett 

524    Jemima 

1169    Ednah 

2000    Elizabeth  A. 

532    Nathaniel 

1225    Joseph 

2001    Hannah  T. 

583    Elizabeth 

1288    Cyrus 

2035    Harrietts. 

547    Rftchel 

1455    Mary 

HOLT 

667    Hannah 

1527    Eldad 

33    Hannah 

668    Rose 

1655    MaryW. 

51    Moses 

569    Hannah 

1706    Martha 

71    Nicholas  sr. 

670    Benjamin 

G0TTER80N 

72    Mary 

624    Humphrey 

137    John 

76    Hannah 

647    Mary 

230    Joseph 

79    Oliver 

667    Zela 

HADLEY 

97    Elizabeth 

668    Priscilla 

1307    Charley 

98    Timothy 

670    Timothy  3d 

1308    Judith 

101    Abigail 

671    Hannah 

HADLOCK 

113    Josiah 

677    James  jr. 

1780    Nathan 

114    Mary 

678    Dorcas 

1781    Ann 

123    Henry  sr. 

687    Lydia 

HAGGIT 

124    Sarah 

702    Edy 

450    Moses 

132    Elizabeth 

711    Judith 

451    Sarah 

154    James 

729    Jacob 

582    Deborah 

155    Susanna 

730    Rhoda 

689    Susanna 

160    Nicholas 

735    Mary 

HALL 

161    Dorcas 

742    Peter 

984    Lydia 
1721    Timothy 

164    Mary 
176    Thomas 

743    Hepzibah 
746    Hannah 

1885    John 

177    Alice 

750    Alice 

1888    MaryB. 

183    Hannah 

800    Mary 

1887    Janet 

189    Susanna 

826    Asa 

HALLOCK 

239    Rhoda 

831    Joseph  jr. 

1355    Horn  an 

240    Priscilla 

847    Chloe 

HARDING 

241    Hannah 

856    Abigail 

1060    Sarah 

252    David 

865    Zebadiah 

1602    Sarah  H. 

270    Mary 

866    Sarah 

HARDT 

296    Thomas  jr. 

871    Abigail 

593    Ezekiel 

297    Hannah 

876    Betty 

594    Sarah 

303    Jonathan 

877    Lydia 

1021    Ezekiel  jr. 

304    Lydia 

884    Chloe 

1022    Hannah 
1139    Elizabeth 
1722    Alpheus 

318    Stephen    407 
326    Nicholas  jr. 
328    Susanna 

885    Hannah 
888    Isaac  jr. 
889    Tabitha 

HARNDEN 

342    Mehitabel 

900    Peter 

129    John 

343    Elizabeth 

903    Henry 

180    Sarah 

358    Benjamin  jr. 

904    Mehitabel 

HATHORN 

359    Lydia 

912    Abiah 

528    Ebenezer 

366    James  3d 

913    Jonathan  jr. 

529    Mary 

371    Mary 

921    Mehitabel 

HAVEN 

382    Elizabeth 

949    Dorothy 

1759    Jesse 

389    Fifield 

953    Elizabeth 

HAWLEY 

390    Abigail 

959    Hannah 

861    Hannah 

392    Elizabeth 

970    Ezra 

969    Chloe 

403    Nathan 

971    Dorcas 

1555    Martha 
HAYWARD 

408    Mary 
415    Ruth 

987    Lydia 
1019    Sarah 

1134    Jabez 

426    Martha 

1038    Nancy 

1135    Abigail 

427    Rebecca 

1050    Edy 

HERRICK 

429    Joshua  jr. 

1088    Lydia    1497 

776    Mary 

438    Abigail 

1113    Dane 

1155    Sarah 

464    Deborah 

1114    Lydia 

HERVEY 

467    Dorcas 

1140    Rebekah 

1541    Albert 

472    Hannah 

1196    Solomon 

HILTON 

490    Phebe 

1248    Hannah 

1894    Esther  A. 

492    Samuel 

1280    MaryK.     1391 

HlNCHCLIFF 

493    Abigail 

1374    Ruth 

1203    Susan 

495    Ruth    637 

1472    Jonas 

HiTCHINGB 

496    Jonathan  3d    636 

1473    PameliaP. 

1381    Elizabeth 

497    Jemima 

1481    Persis 

499    Rhoda 

1492    Josephs. 

INDEX   OF   PAST   MEMBERS. 


189 


1625    Warren 

487    Eleanor 

LOCKE 

1729    Henry 

733    Lydia 

1378    Sally 

1846    Stephen  A. 
1847    Edward  B. 

765    Eunice 
833    Nathaniel 

1599    MaryO. 
LORD 

1866    Lydia  E. 

992    David 

1477    Mary 

1925    Charlotte  M. 

993    Abigail 

1573    David  W. 

1975    Martha  A. 

1095    Osgood 

LORINO 

1992    Sarah  A. 

1096    Fanny 

1213    Sally 

liOUGHTON 

1099    Jacob 

1601    Sarah 

998    Elizabeth 

1100    Sarah 

LOVEJOY 

1051    Mary  A. 

1107    Lydia 

5    William 

1052     Charlotte 

1190    Sally 

25    Mary 

1614    Elizabeth  T. 

1287    Osgood 

35    Mary 

How 

1296    Eliza 

39    Williamjr. 

212    Israel 

1584    Nathan 

40    Sarah     ' 

232    Massey 

1744    Olive 

41    Alice 

305    Keturah 

JONES 

61    Henry 

HOWARD 

783    Elizabeth 

62    Sarah 

1966    Eliza  R. 

849    Mary 

64    Elizabeth 

HUNT 

850    Jacob 

82    Christopher  sr. 

380    William 
430    Hannah 

851    Mary 
965    Phebe 

117    Lydia 
120    Abigail 

761    Paul 

1007    Rachel 

159    Ebenezer 

762    Elizabeth 

1008    Abigail 

179    John 

HURD 

1016    Dorcas 

180    Hannah 

1343    Jeremiah 

1258    Abbot 

181    Samuel 

1344    Martha 

1259    Betsy 

182    Hannah 

HUSE 

1445    Hannah 

187    Ebenezerjr. 

924    Jonathan 

1520    Martha  A. 

188    Mary 

ING  ALLS 

1521    MaryJ. 

190    Sarah 

1081    Ezra 

1535    Susan 

191    Christopher 

1082    Dolly 

1559    Ebenezer  sr. 

242    Mehitabel 

1244    Dolly 

1575    Alford 

256    Anna 

1933    Charles  N. 

1969    Martha  A. 

317    Hannah 

JACKSON 

2011    Hannah  M. 

324    David 

1200    Sarah 
JAQUITH 

•JUDKINS 

1080    Abigail 

331    Mary 
336    Martha 

1261    Phebe 

KENDALL 

341    Elizabeth 

1523    Phebe  G. 

983    James 

346    Deborah 

1596    Eliza 

1251    Abigail 

363    Elizabeth 

1801    Benjamin  F. 

KEYES 

375    Joshua 

1804    Mary 

1549    Lydia 

378    Henry 

1944    AbbyA. 

KIDDER 

379    Phebe 

1945    Dorcas  J. 

1609    Martha  J. 

384    Hannah 

JENKINS 

1610    Elizabeth  M. 

400    Rebecca 

935    Benjamin 

KlM  BALL 

425    Deborah 

933    Peggy 
1367    Sarah 

795    Daniel 
796    Elizabeth 

445    Lydia 
448    Mehitabel 

1368    Lydia 

KlTTREDGE 

456    Hannah 

1470    William 

901    Samuel 

516    Isaac 

1471    MaryS. 
1502    Benjamin 

902    Sarah 
1928    Eliza 

592    Joshua  jr. 
626    Sarah 

1503    Betsy 

KNEEL  AND 

640    Joseph 

1560    Samuel 

1062    Rebecca 

641    Mary 

1561    Lydia 

1281    John 

642    Mary 

1756    Deborah  M. 

KNIGHTS 

708    Mary 

JOHNSON 

1328    Robert 

747    Isaac  jr. 

8    William 

LALANNE 

748    Mary 

12    John 

1764    Arthur  J.  G. 

862    Jeremiah 

26    Elizabeth 

LAMSON 

863    Hannah 

30    Mary 

1682    Samuel 

950    Ruth 

133    James 

LANGSTROTH 

951    Mercy 

135    Caleb 

1773    AnneT. 

1023    Molly 

136    Mary 
205    Mehitabel 

1774    Rebecca, 
LEAVITT 

1047    Jeremiah 
1048    Dorothy 

208    Hannah     . 

1400    Jonathan 

1109    Isaac 

214    Sarah 

1401    Louisa 

1130    Amos 

221    Hannah 

LEE 

1131    Elizabeth 

236    Hannah 

1129    Hannah 

1189    James  B. 

391    Joshua 

1137    John 

1197    Ebenezer 

441    Obadiah 

LINES 

1202    William  R. 

444    Zebadiah 
486    Corneliuj 

1187   Susan. 

1322    Orphah 
1354    Sally 

190 


INDEX   OF   PAST  MEMBERS. 


1366    Hannah 

740    Thomas 

NICHOLS 

2024    SarahS. 

741    Lydia 

91    Nicholas 

LUFKIN 

764    Enoch 

92    Elizabeth 

734    Mehitabel 

761    Patty 

NOBLE 

LUMMU3 

1317    Jane 

1948    MaryW. 

1228    Sarah 

1613    Richard 

NORTHEY 

LUSCOMB 

1668    Mary  A. 

2084    Lydia 

1079    Hannah 

1867    John 

NOYES 

1195    Jerusha 

MlLLETT 

1405    Maria 

1256    Rhoda 

1663    William  P. 

1939    Jonathan  L. 

1364    Hannah 

MITCHELL 

NUTTINO 

MACE 

1935    AmmiR. 

404    Miriam 

608    Sarah 

MOOAB 

ORDWAY 

845    Isaac 

127    Anne 

659    Daniel 

MANN 

225    Timothy 

675    Deborah 

1914    Zoa 

319    Daniel 

OSGOOD 

MANNING 

320    Martha 

2    Christopher 

1067    Thomas 

453    Timothy  jr. 

68    Rebecca 

1068    Mehitabel 

454    Elizabeth 

89    Ezekiel 

1226    Thomas 

462    Benjamin 

166    Sarah 

1227    Sarah 

463    Abiah 

218    Stephen  sr. 

1612    Lydia  S. 

481    Abraham 

260    Hannah 

1871    Mary  A. 

482    Lydia 

271    Lydia 

1872    Rebecca  J. 

562    Sarah 

291    Lydia 

MANSER 

596    Lois 

298    Stephen  jr. 

1426    Rebecca 

713    Joshua 

299    Dorcas 

MARLAND 

714    Deborah 

309    Isaac 

1410    Mary 
1610    Ann  B. 

753    Martha 
791    Mary 

315    Mary 
321    Ezekiel 

1640    Harriet  F.    1961 

911    Lydia 

322    Hannah 

1641    Hannah  J. 

1177    Isaac 

327    Samuel 

1713    Sarah  F. 

1313    Stephen  C. 

362    Rachel 

MARSHALL 

1314    Elizabeths. 

406    Mary 

657    Susanna 

1399    Sarah 

414    Mary 

1898    Samuel 

MOODY 

434    Elizabeth 

MARTIN 

1791    Charles  C.  P. 

543    Anna 

587    Elizabeth 

1792    Frances 

649    Joshua 

930    Joseph 

MOORE 

651    Mary 

931    Phebe 

1670    Sarah 

553    Mary 

MASON 

1703    Richard 

565    David 

1711    Martha  M. 

MORRILL 

616    Samuel  jr. 

1761    Eliza 

1408    Nathaniel 

617    Hannah 

MASSEY 

1409    Mary 

721    Jane 

777    Sally 

1589    Samuel 

812    Lydia 

MAYO 

1590    Hannah 

842    Joseph 

1302    Sarah 

MORRIS 

843    Hannah 

1582    Aaron  D. 

1835    Abigail 

955    Thomas 

MCALPIN 

MORRISON 

956    Hannah 

1323    Susanna 

1078    Aaron 

MCGARRY 

1529    Char  JesG. 

1124    Hannah 

1849    Derby                            J1917    Helen 

1194    Lydia 

McGiNTY                 1918    Mary 

1486    Elizabeth 

2017    Margaret  F.                                   MORSE 

1598    Hannah  P. 

MclNTiRE               ;  1548    Charles  E. 

1603    Sarah  A. 

676    Lucy                                          MURRAY 

PACKARD 

McKEAN                 1883    Walter 

1495    George 

1442    Jane 

1884    Christian 

PARKER 

MCLAUGHLIN 

NEEDHAM 

669    Dinah 

943    Mary                               1423    Fanny 

697    Mary 

MCMURPHY               1579    Samuel 

703    Susanna 

2016    Eliza 

NEW 

785    Anna 

MCNEIL 

1907    James  E. 

1295    Apphia 

2008    C.  Grenville 

1909    Sarah  C. 

PARKHURST 

MEANS 

NEWMAN 

1985    Ziba 

2081    James                            1088    Mark 

1986    Sophronia 

2082    Elizabeth  P. 

1257    Samuel  P. 

1987    Sarah  A. 

MEARS 

1275    Sarah  P. 

1988    Francinia 

1809    Sarah  W. 

1465    Juliett 

1989    Austin 

MERCHANT 

1510    MarkH. 

PATTEN 

1921    Emily  T. 

1511    Mary 

620    Elijah 

MERRILL 

1634    William  J. 

621    Lydia 

696    Mary 

1642    AnnaD. 

631    John 

704    Mary 

1893    Charlotte  M. 

632    Molly 

705    Elizabeth 

1916    Sarah  P. 

634    Elizabeth 

INDEX   OF   PAST  MEMBERS. 


191 


1084    Elijah 

663    Hannah 

652    Phebe 

1086    Elsie 

944    Daniel  jr. 

792    Jedediah 

1825    Andrew 

945    Hannah 

793    Rhoda 

1826    Jane 

1020    Sarah 

879    Sarah 

PAYSON 

1110    Anna 

1210    Sally 

1487    Louisa  C. 

1111    Pamela 

1270    Sarah 

PEABODY 

1299    Daniel 

1282    Priscilla 

1059    Anna 

1436    Sarah  W. 

1494    Israel  C. 

1637    Almira 

1467    Martha 

1538    Diana 

PEARSON 

1604    Mary  A. 

1709    Sarah  B. 

890    Abiel 

PORTER 

1863    Elizabeth  K. 

891    Mary 

1185    Lucy  P. 

SARGENT 

1158    Mary 

PRATT 

1572    Samuel  R. 

1166    DavidS. 

2018    Minor  G. 

SAVAGE 

1233    Deborah 

2019    Caroline 

1053    Deborah 

1634    Joseph 

2025    Caroline  E. 

SCALES 

1635    Sarah 

PRESTON 

337    Moses 

1795    Enoch 

29    Sarah 

338    Rebecca 

1796    PhebeT. 

37    Sarah 

630    Sarah 

PETERS 

80    John  sr. 

SCOTT 

1484    Sarah 

81    Samuel  jr. 

1956    Charles 

1542    Patty 
1789    Martha 

93    Rebecca 
141    Jacob 

1967    Janet 
SHATTUCK 

PETTENGALL 

PUNCHARD 

263    Joseph 

526    Samuel 

1739    Martha  L. 

491    Anna 

627    Mary 
PHELPS 

PUTNAM 
1191    Sarah 

822    Joseph 
823    Hannah 

65    Sarah 

RADCLIFF 

844    Rebecca 

59    Samuel  sr. 

2097    Matilda  M. 

855    Phebe 

96    Hannah 

RAND 

937    Elizabeth 

118    Joseph 
119    Elizabeth 

489    Ebenezer 
RICHARDSON 

988    Lucy 
1102    Phebe 

121    Elizabeth 

975    Caleb 

1159    Susanna 

125    John 

976    Abigail                         11305    Susan 

126    Sarah 

1238    Abigail 

1438    Hannah 

226    Henry 

1406    Catharine 

1443    Mary 

347    Sarah 

1479    Lydia                             1748    Hannah 

449    Thomas 

1816    Caleb  jr. 

1782    Dinah 

452    Samuel 

RICE 

SHED 

488    Susanna 

1149    David 

899    Lydia 

597    Pomp 

RlGGS 

1235    Sarah 

698    Cate 

1151    Dorothy 

1549    Mary  P. 

700    Joshua 

ROBERTS 

1736    Jacob 

701    Lois 

1478    Harriet 

SHERMAN 

757    Henry 

ROGERS 

1929    Frances  M. 

758    Mary 

1754    David  N. 

SHIPMAN 

1026    Joseph  jr. 

1758    Samuel 

1264    James 

1027    Rebecca 

ROLFE 

1265    DeGrass 

1030    Joshua 

1693    John 

1266    Lydia 

1031    Mary 
1218    Phebe 

1694    Lydia  D. 
Russ 

1267    John 
1268    Charlotte 

1219    Jonathan 

7    John 

1516    Anna  M. 

1622    Elizabeth  H. 

18    Deborah 

1531    James  I. 

1595    LydiaA. 

228    John 

1547    AsaL. 

1806    Abigail  F. 

268    William 

SlBSON 

1852    PriscillaF. 

RUSSELL 

388    Sabina 

PHILLIPS 

15    Mary 

SMILEY 

1    Samuel  Eev. 

28    Phebe 

1348    James 

293    Mary 

47    Mary 

SMITH 

294    Samuel 

48    Thomas 

217    Mehitabel 

307    John 
808    Lydia 

78    Mary 
102    Benjamin 

480    Sarah 
807    George 

916    Samuel 

112    James 

1391    Peter 

979    John 
1076    Phebe 

280    Hepzibah 
353    Lucy 

1392    Rebecca 
1396    Thomas 

PICKET 

401    Joseph 

1402    JohnC. 

1338    Judith 

402    Hannah 

1675    BuellW. 

PIERCE 

466    Elizabeth 

1707    Phebe  A. 

1837    William 

611    John 

1731    Abigail 

1838    Ellen 

636    Hepzibah 

1778    Sarah 

J'lNKHAM 

637    Hannah 

1779    Sarah  B. 

1041    Sarah 

618    Uriah 

1802    Leonard  B. 

POOR 

619    Lydia 

2038    Caroline  L. 

662    Daniel 

661    John  3d 

192 


INDEX   OF  PAST  MEMBERS, 


SNOW 
1571    Samuel  S- 
SPOFFORD 
1417    Mary                              , 
STEARNS 

TOWLIS 
J70    Jonathan 
m    Almira 
TOWN 
W7    Asa 

Al  .  Daniel 
562    RuthC. 
W7    Isaac 
122    Sarah 
[28    Daniel  jr. 
316    Mary  M. 

2045    John  F. 

)68    Dorothy 

f71    William  H.    1911 

STEVENS 
261    Benjamin 
262    Annis 
281    Joshua 
283    Martha 
339    Mehitabel 
534    Thomas 

TROW 
339    Dudley 
040    Annis 
142    Hannah 
530    JohnF. 
958    Dudley  jr. 
TRULAN 

J55    Octavia  S. 
911    Sophia  M. 
*WATEBS 
532    William 
WEBB 
710    Elinor 
WELD 

635    Sarah 
546    Elizabeth 
557    Jonathan 
627    Thomas  jr. 

£QQ      Qarnh 

594    Sarah 
TRULL 
397    Sarah  E. 
474    Anna 
551    Levi 

208    Caroline 
WENZEL 
L765    Mary 
L766    HenXEgT 

O4O      (3fl.ru  11 

706    John 
707    Lydia 
737    Abiel 
738    Elizabeth 
799    Phebe 

947    Caroline 
TUCKER 
990    William 
991    Hannah 
182    Hannah 
TURNER 

0    Joseph 
1    Betlnah 
528    Edward 
WHEELER 
03    Leonard 

914    Mary                           1 
1112    Sarah 
1229    Betsy 
1341    Sarah 
1372    Rhoda 
1501    Elizabeth 
1638    Hannah 
ST.  CLAIR 
1221    Mary 
STICKNEY 

1685    Benjamin 
686    Charlotte 
TYLER 
1654    Harriet 
UPTON 
1043    Sarah 
1103    Abiel 
1104    Molly 
1192    Mary 

904    Persis 
WHITCOMB 
32    Abigail 
WHITE 
45    Elizabeth 
72    Sarah 
66    Hannah 
31    Isabella 
93    George  N. 
WHITING 

1263    Elizabeth 
1283    Mary 
1968    William 
STILES 
333    Hezekiah 
572    Stephen 
673    Barnard 
804    Hezekiah  jr. 

1319    Anna 
1441    Charlotte 
1546    Lydia 
1648    George 
1649    Elizabeth 
1650    Samuel 
1664    Elizabeth 
1892    Anna 
VALPKY 

64    Oliver 
665    Martha 
WHITON 
1349    Clarissa 
WHITTEMORE 
1762    Adeline 
WHITTIER 
1252    Elizabeth 

805    Phebe 
806    Mehitabel 
892    Dorothy 
STONE 
1568    Clarissa 
STRONG 
1891    Nathaniel  R. 
SWAIN 

1553    Samuel  S. 
VAN  INGEN 
1930    Hannah  S. 
931    Gertrude 
WARD 
1484    Esther  H. 
WARDWELL 

or-       "IV  ill  in  in 

1284    Ann 
WILDS 
1223    Sarah 

WlLKINS 

854    Abner. 
1897    Catharine 
WINNING 
1977    Mary  A. 

715    John 
1613    Catharine  W. 

oo     VV  iiii8.ni 
231    Dorothy 
282    Thomas 

WINTHROP 

1919    Helen 

SWEET 
1808    Clarissa  P. 
SWIFT 
836    Silence 
837    Jonathan 
1092    Nathaniel 
1144    Sarah 
1393    George  B. 
1529    Catharine  F. 

311    Dorothy 
325    Abigail 
372    Eliakim 
485    Lydia 
625    Demaris 
544    Huldah 
602    Solomon 
603    Bethiah 

635    Richard 
694    Israel 
695    Sarah 
974    Esther 
1350    Ann 
498    Moses 
1499    Betsy 
1500    Moses  jr. 

1533    William 
1724    Samuel 
SYLVESTER 
1644    Nathaniel 
TAYLOR 
1839    Caroline 
TEMPLE 

666    John 
672    Daniel 
673    Demaris 
679    Jonathan 
680    Rachel 
681    Lydia 
682    Dorothy 

1570    Catharine 

WOODBRIDGB 

1217    Sarah 
L315    Samuel  G. 
1316    Hannah 
1431    Sarah 
1545    Phebe  R. 

1981    Daniel  H. 
TEWKSBURY 
1905    Herman  F. 
THOMPSON 
329    Joshua 

685    Peter 
686    Dorcas 
752    Esther 
915    Ruth 
919    Ezekiel 

1633    Dudley 
2042    Clara  A. 
WYMAN 
1777    Henry  N. 
YOUNG 

1075    James 
THURSTON 
387    Hannah 

929    Dorcfl.8 
1028    John  jr. 
1029    Sarah 

1336    Peter 
1960    JeremiahS. 

NAMES  OF  THE  PRESENT  OFFICERS 

AND 

ALPHABETICAL  INDEX  OF  THE   NAMES    OF 

PRESENT   MEMBERS. 


[*  Designates  non-resident  members.    See  page  9,  Rule  7.] 


PASTOR, 
REV.    GEORGE    MOOAR. 

D  BACONS, 

A.  J.  GOULD,  JOSEPH  CUMMINGS, 

ALBERT  ABBOTT,  EDWARD  TAYLOR. 

CHURCH    COMMITTEE: 

GEORGE  MOOAR,  CLERK,          EDWARD  TAYLOR,  SUP.  S.  S. 
A.  J.  GOULD,  NATHAN  B.  ABBOTT, 

ALBERT  ABBOTT,  TREAS.,       CHARLES  TUFTS, 
JOSEPH  CUMMINGS,  HOLBROOK  CHANDLER, 

HEZEKIAH  JONES. 

MEMBERS: 


1015    Wid.  Hannah  Abbot, 
1830    Mrs.  Mehitabel  G.  Abbot, 
2141     Abigail  Abbot, 


2115     Anstice  Abbot, 


17 


2086  Amos  W.  Abbot, 

1480  Phebe  Abbot,* 

1540  Henry  Abbot  3d, 

1528  Enoch  Abbot, 


194 


INDEX   OF   PRESENT   MEMBERS. 


1636  Mrs.  Roxana  Abbot, 

1815  Amos  Abbot, 

1199  Wid.  Mary  Abbot, 

1934  Hartwell  B.  Abbot, 

1841  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Abbot, 

1877  Dorcas  Abbot, 
1926  Phebe  E.  Abbot, 

1878  Hannah  Abbot, 
2161  Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Abbot, 
1454  Wid.  Ruth  Abbot, 
1854  Mrs.  Eunice  E.  Abbot, 

1351  Henry  Abbot, 

1352  Mrs.  Judith  Abbot, 
1899  Henry  W.  Abbot, 

1466  Mrs.  Eliza  A.  Abbot,    1906 

1 608  Phebe  A.  Abbot, 

1562  Job  Abbot, 

1563  Mrs.  Lucy  Abbot, 
1727  Nathan  B.  Abbott, 

1856  Mrs.  Elizabeth  L.  Abbott, 

1 1 G  2  Mrs.  Mary  Abbot, 

2007  James  Alfred  Abbot,    2125 

1848  Asa  A.  Abbot, 

2003  Mrs.  Mehitabel  H.  Abbot, 

1618  Sylvester  Abbot, 

1973  Mrs.  Rhoda  B.  Abbot, 

1556  Sarah  A.  Abbot, 

1506  Daniel  Abbot, 

1507  Mrs.  Sally  Abbot, 
1680  Wid.  Polly  Abbot, 
1896  Esther  J.  D.  Abbot, 
1 249  Dea.  Amos  Abbott, 
1942  Caroline  M.  Abbott, 
2176  Esther  A.  Abbott, 
2040  Emma  F.  Abbott, 
1737  Wid.  Hannah  Abbot, 
1659  Dea.  Albert  Abbott, 
1818  Mrs.  Abby  H.  Abbott, 

2153  Sarah  L.  Abbott, 

2154  Abby  E.  Abbott, 

2155  Lewis  L.  Abbott, 
1979  William  Abbott, 

1712  Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Abbott,  1980 

2157  Rev.  Edward  F.  Abbot,* 

2158  Mrs.  Charlotte  Abbot, 
1242  Lydia  Abbot,     1795 
1627  Hennon  Abbot, 
1876  George  L.  Abbot, 
2075  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Abbot, 

2013  (Dea.)  John  Aiken, 

2014  Mrs.  Mary  M.  Aiken, 
2046  John  F.  Aiken, 


11819 

1820 


2036 
2135 
2110 
867 
2041 


Thaddeus  P.  Allen, 
Mrs.  Tirana  Allen, 
Rebecca  L.  Allen, 
T.  Fletcher  Allen, 
Mrs.  Ellen  F.  Allen, 
Wid.  Eunice  Ames,* 
Mrs.  Mary  Arnold,* 


1019 

Wid.  Sarah  Baker, 

1597 

Mrs.  Lucy  F.  Baker, 

1646 

Joshua  Ballard, 

1647 

Mrs.  Phebe  Ballard, 

1746 

Mrs.  Hannah  T.  Bancroft, 

2109 

Horace  P.  Beard, 

1936 

Israel  Berry, 

1937 

Mrs.  Serena  Berry, 

2136 
2152 

Alonzo  P.  Berry, 
Mrs.  Angeline  E.  Blackman, 

1376 

Abel  Blanchard,* 

1286 

Mrs.  Eliza  Blancbard, 

1312 

Mrs.  Sophia  Blood,     2073 

1812 

Mrs.  Mary  Blood, 

1940 
1941 

I.  Octavius  Blunt,* 
Persis  M.  Blunt, 

2058 

Charles  C.  Blunt, 

2116 

Mrs.  Lucy  J.  Blunt, 

2137 

J.  Milton  Blunt, 

1539 

Rhoda  E.  Braddock, 

1435 

Hannah  Brown, 

1567 

Hannah  Brown, 

2059 

Thaddeus  H.  Brown, 

1168 

Wid.  Dolly  Burnham, 

1671 

Wid.  Martha  Burns, 

1679  Widow  Lucinda  Caldwell, 

2049  Sophia  Carleton, 

2050  Sarah  J.  Carleton, 
1424  Wid.  Abigail  Carter, 

1799  Justin  Carter, 

1809  Mrs.  Mary  R.  Carter, 

1946  Abigail  B.  Carter, 

2107  Edward  Carter, 

2122  Emily  Carter, 

1357  Wid.  Abigail  Chamberlain* 
2070 

1691  Hermon  P.  Chandler,  2163 

1692  Mrs.  Phebe  A.    Chandler, 

2164 

2129  Martha  H.  Chandler, 

1726  John  Chandler, 

1710  Mrs.  Phebe  Chandler, 

1800  Ezra  Chandler,* 


INDEX   OP   PRESENT  MEMBERS. 


195 


1224     (Dea.)  Ralph  H.  Chandler,  2145 


2089, 

1512 

2090     Mrs.  Mary  Chandler, 

1923 

2172     Frances  E.  Chandler, 

1577 

2173     Laura  M.  Chandler, 

1984 

2091     (Dea)  Holbrook  Chandler, 

1346 

2092     Mrs.  Margaret  Chandler, 
2126     Joseph  Chandler,  jr., 

2022 
1147 

1429     Wid.  Henrietta  Cheever, 

2077 

2134     Wid.  Betsy  L.  Cheever, 

2062 

1669     Jacob  Chickering, 
1769     Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Chickering, 

1700 

2162     Emily  Chickering, 

2160 

1789     Mrs.  Fanny  Chickering, 

2177 

2108     Hannah  M.  Chickering, 

2104 

1689     Nathan  Clark, 

1504 

1690     Mrs.  Persis  Clark, 

1505 

1703     Mary  Clark, 

2023 

2133     AbbyF.  Clement, 

1179 

1616     Samuel  Cogswell, 

1938 

1490     Lucy  Cogswell, 

2072 

2101     Mrs.  Eliza  P.  Corse, 

1491 

1342     Wid.  Lucy  Cummings, 

1046 

1309     Sarah  Cummings,* 

1840 

1290     Dea  Joseph  Cummings  1833 

1705 

1976     Mrs.  Phebe  Cummings, 
1895     Mrs.  Eliza  B.  Cummings,* 
1949     Mrs.  Hannah  A.  Cummings, 

1449 
1860 

1678     Wid.  Susan  Curtis, 

1687 

2044 

2150     John  H.  Dean,- 

2131 

2151     Mrs.  Caroline  L.  Dean,          2165 

2174     Sarah  A.  Dole, 

2166 

1965     Mrs.  Caroline  T.  Dolloff, 

2168 

1414     Wid.  Fanny  Downs,* 

2167 

2012    Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Doyle,* 

2094 

1277     Wid.  Mary  Durant,* 

2095 

1783 

1738     Ebenezer  N.  Easton, 

1514 

1382     Mrs.  Eliza  Easton, 

1447 

1193     Wid.  Mary  Eaton* 

1525 

2118     Nathan  Ellis, 

1526 

2119     Mrs.  Susan  L.  Ellis, 

1097 

2144     Elizabeth  P.  Ellis, 

1639 

2123     Maria  H.  Ellis, 

1850 

2169     Ellen  G.  Ellis, 

2156 

1380     Wid.  Peggy  Esty,* 

2171 

1234 

1667     Wid.  Sarah  Farnham* 

1385 

1345     Wid.  Hannah  Faulkner,* 

1386 

1714     Louisa  J.  Faulkner* 

1974 

1518    Wid.  Hannah  Fay,     1915, 

1943 

2159,                                   '2037 

Anna  A.  Fay, 
Wid.  Hannah  Flagg, 
Caroline  Flagg, 
Thomas  C.  Foster, 
Mrs.  Lucy  C.  Foster,  * 
Wid.  Bethiah  Foster, 
Mrs.  Rhoda  J.  Foster, 
Wid.  Hannah  Frye, 
Wid.  Elsie  Frye, 
Josephine  H.  Frye, 

Jacob  B.  Gage,* 
William  B.  Gallison  * 
Isaac  E.  Giddings, 
Mrs.  Hannah  M.  Gleason, 
Dea.  Abraham  J.  Gould, 
Mrs.  Mary  B.  Gould, 
Julia  A.  Gould, 
Wid.  Susanna  P.  Gould  * 
Sarah  Gould, 
Frances  M.  Grant, 
Mrs.  Betsy  Gray, 
Mary  H.  Griffin, 
Wid.  Hannah  Griffin,* 
Maria  Griffin,* 

Mrs.  Sarah  F.  Hall  *    1822 

Henry  E.  Hay  ward, 

Mrs.  Polly  S.  Hayward, 

Mrs.  Mary  Hazen, 

Mary  P.  Hazen, 

Wid.  Ann  Hervey, 

Sarah  C.  Hervey, 

Annie  G.  Hervey, 

Abbie  S.  Hervey, 

John  C.  Heymer, 

Mrs.  Caroline  M.  Heymer, 

Mary  E.  Hidden, 

Mrs.  Pliebe  II .  Higgins, 

Mrs.  Rebecca  H.  Higgins, 

Amos  Holt, 

Mrs.  Eunice  Holt, 

Joseph  Holt,  1496 

Mary  J.  Holt, 

Wid.  Lydia  Holt, 

Ellen  A.  Holt, 

Delia  L.  Holt, 

Wid.  Sarah  Holt, 

Joseph  Holt  2d, 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Holt, 

Elizabeth  C.  Holt, 

Mrs.  Lucy  C.  Holt, 

Elizabeth  S.  Holt, 


196 


INDEX   OF   PRESENT   MEMBERS. 


1879 

Mary  B.  Hunt, 

1932 

1880 

Hannah  J.  Hunt, 

2002 

1696 

1580 

James  Jaquith, 

1524 

Hannah  A.  Jaquith, 

1585 

1698 

Mrs.  Sally  W.  Jenkins, 

1586 

2138 

William  H.  Jenks  * 

2r39 

Mrs.  Mary  T.  Jenks,* 

1881 

2074 

Wid.  Susanna  Johnson, 

2051 

2063 

Mary  E.  Johnson, 

2052 

2170 

Susan  M.  Johnson, 

2053 

1420 

Jewett  Jones, 

2054 

1421 

Mrs.  Susan  Jones, 

1157 

2088 

Mrs.  Hannah  K.  Jones, 

1745 

1389 

(Dea.)  Ebenezer  Jones, 

1061 

1161 

Elizabeth  Jones, 

1851 

2102 

Hezekiah  Jones, 

1868 

2010 

Mrs.  Anna  E.  Jones,    2104 

1450 

1978 

Mary  E.  Jones, 

1153 

2028 

Sarah  J.  Jones, 

1285 

2066 

Elmira  Jones, 

1508 

Reuben  Jones, 

1437 

1509 

Mrs.  Rachel  S.  Jones, 

2130 

1581 

2143 

Elizabeth  G.  Kenison,* 

1697 

2033 

2060 

Adolf  M.  Leve, 

2034 

1544 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Lovejoy,* 

1209 

1411 

Wid.  Sally  Low, 

2006 

1276 

2026 

Thomas  Mann, 

1996 

1360 

Wid.  Adeline  A.  Manning, 

1772 

1843 

John  H.  Manning, 

2064 

2038 

Mrs.  Lois  A.  Manning, 

2067 

Mary  S.  Manning, 

1865 

1448 

Wid.   Hannah  F.    Mans- 

1853 

field,     1983 

2105 

1440 

Mrs.  Mary  Mason, 

1377 

2096 

Sarah  C.  Mason, 

1393 

1476 

Wid.  Sarah  Mears,* 

1708 

1920 

Wid.  Sarah  B.  Merrill, 

1371 

2061 

Mrs.  Elsie  E.  Miles,* 

1813 

1388 

Eliza  A.  Moar, 

1869 

1183 

Sarah  A.  Mooar, 

1651 

2087 

Wid.  Susanna  Mooar, 

2056 

2078 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  C.  Mooar, 

2057 

2080 

'Rev.  George  Mooar, 

2065 

2069 

Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Mooar, 

1619 

1320 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  A.  Moore, 

1982 

2128 

1255 

Wid.  Abigail  D.  Newman, 

1725 

1274 

Margaret  W.  Newman, 

1768 

Mark  Newman, 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Newman, 

Wid.  Experience  Nichols,* 

Samuel  Osgood,* 
Mrs.  Martha  Osgood,* 

Mrs.  Phebe  N.  Palmer,* 
Samuel  Peabody, 
Mrs.  Abigail  Peabody, 
Abby  H.  Peabody,    ' 
Sarah  J.  Peabody, 
Elizabeth  A.  Pearson, 
Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Pearson, 
Wid.  Dorcas  Phelps, 
Jane  B.  Phelps, 
Joel  Phelps, 
Mrs.  Lucinda  Phelps, 
Wid.  Deborah  Poor,* 
Wid.  Clarissa  Poor,* 

Wid.  Lucretia  Richardson, 
Lucre tia  W.  Richardson, 
Joseph  Richardson, 
Mrs.  Lucy  Richardson, 
Fitz  William  Rogers, 
Mrs.  Mary  Rogers, 
Joel  Russell, 
Elizabeth  P.  Russell, 
Abiel  Russell, 
Mrs.  Eliza  Russell, 
Lydia  A.  Russell, 
Lucinda  J.  Russell, 

Mrs.  Mary  B:  Safford,* 
Mrs.  Susan  H.  Searles,* 
Mrs.  Emily  Shannon, 
Wid.  Hannah  Shed, 
Wid.  Betsy  Smith, 
Margaret  W.  Smith, 
Wid.  Elizabeth  Smith,* 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Smith, 
Sylvester  S.  Stanley, 
Mrs.  Ann  Stanley, 
(Dea.)  Henry  P.  Sweetser, 
Mrs.  Sarah  M.  Sweetser, 
Sarah  M.  Sweetser, 
Nathaniel  Swift, 
Mrs.  Almena  Swift, 
Charlotte  H.  Swift, 
Charles  Swift,* 
Jonathan  Swift, 


INDEX   OF  PRESENT  MEMBERS. 


197 


2127  Mrs.  Almena  Swift, 

2068  Mrs.  Harmony  B.  Taylor, 

1890  Dea.  Edward  Taylor, 

1600  Rhoda  Townsend, 

2047  Dr.  Stephen  Tracy, 

2048  Mrs.  Alice  H.  Tracy, 
2055  Martha  E.  Tracy, 
2085  Rebecca  D.  Tracy, 

2120  James  A.  Treat,* 

2121  J.  Harvey  Treat* 
2149  Mrs.  Eliza  H.  Tucker, 

2098  Lydia  A.  Tucker, 

2099  Mary  R.  Tucker, 
2117  Charles  Tufts, 
1922  Mrs.  Sophia  Tufts, 

2070  Rev.  Josiah  W.  Turner, 

2071  Mrs.  Almena  W.  Turner, 
2146  Mary  F.  Turner, 

1728  Edward  C.  Upton, 

1882  Mrs.  Eliza  M.  Upton, 


2043 

Martha  J.  Upton, 

2111 

John  N.  Voorhes,* 

1488 

Mrs.  Lozina  C.  Waldo, 

2112 

Sarah  C.  Waldo, 

2132 

Clarissa  W.  Waldo, 

2175 

Wid.  Sarah  Wardwell, 

2100 

Margaret  E.  Wardwell, 

1552 

Nathaniel  Whittier,  . 

1375 

Mrs.  Hannah  Whittier, 

1873 

Ann  E.  Whittier, 

2142 

Hannah  E.  Whittier, 

1995 

Ann  Wilkins,* 

2083 

Wid.  Harriet  Willard, 

1997 

Joseph  Winfield,* 

1461 

Mrs.  Mehitabel  M.  Winfield, 

2147 

Luke  Worthley, 

2148 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  P.  Worthley, 

1337 

Wid.  Deborah  Young. 

WHOLE  No.  OP  PRESENT  MEMBERS, 
No.  OF  FEMALE  MEMBERS,  . 
No.  OF  MALE  MEMBERS, 
No.  OF  NON-RESIDENT  MEMBERS, 

17* 


336 

247 
89 
43 


GENERAL   INDEX. 


FACE 

Prefatory  Note,            .                .    •            »                »  .          3 

Form  of  Admission,                             .  5 

Principles  and  Rules  of  Church  Order,      .  .          8 
Rev.  Mr.  Phillips's  Answer  to  the  question,  What  shall  we.do 

that  we  may  keep  in  mind  our  Covenant?          .  .11 

Questions  for  self-examination,             .                .                .  14 

HISTORICAL  SKETCHES  OF  THE  PARISH  AND  CHURCH. 

I.  Organization  of  the  South  Parish, .                         .  17 
Officers  of  the  Parish  : 

Moderators,       .                .               -.               -.  20 

Clerks,      .                .              *',                .  .22 

»                  Treasurers,       .                .               .            f*+  22 

Assessors, .                .                .                .  •  23 

II.  Meeting-Houses,     .                .                .                .  27 

HI.  The  Parsonage  and  the  Ministerial  Fund,    .  .        34 

Members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Fund,  39 

•• 

Treasurers  of  the  Fund,           .               .  .40 

IV.  Support  of  the  Ministry,         .                .                .  41 

Letters  of  Rev.  Mr.  Phillips  to  the  Parish,  .        42 

Letter  of  Rev.  Mr.  French  to  the  Parish,        .  46 

V.  Music  in  Public  Worship,               .                 .  .56 

VI.  Burial  Grounds  and  Burials,  ...  58 


200  GENERAL  INDEX. 

FAGB 

VII.  Organization  of  the  Church,          .  .               .60 

YHI.  Covenants  and  Articles  of  Faith,  .  .               .61 

IX.  Baptisms,                 .                .  .                .                67 

X.  Discipline,       .                .                .  .                .68 

XI.  Prayer  Meetings,     .                .  .                .                69 

XII.  Sabbath  Schools,          '  .                .  .                .        74 

Superintendents,              .  .                .                77 

Xm.  Charitable  and  Missionary  Efforts,  *                .80 

Table,  showing  the  amount  raised  for  benevolent 

objects,  from  1840  to  1859,  .                .        85 

XIV.  Organization  of  other  Churches,  ;                .                87 

XV.  Contribution  to  the  Ministry,         .  .                .        91 
XVI.  PASTORS. 

Rev.  Samuel  Phillips,              .  .                .95 

Rev.  Jonathan  French,     .  .                .              101 

Rev.  Justin  Edwards,              .  •  .                .       107 

Rev.  Milton  Badger,         .  .               .              114 

Rev.  Lorenzo  L.  Langstroth,  .  .               .114 

Rev.  John  L.  Taylor,       .  .                .              115 

Rev.  Charles  Smith,                -.  .                .11^ 

•             Rev.  George  Mooar,         .  •'.-               .              116 
Table,  containing  interesting  facts  in  the  life  and 

ministry  of  the  different  Pastors,  .              117 

XVK  Deacons,        .              >.               .  ^:,               .118 

XVm.  Church  Committee,                ,  .               +    1          119 

XIX.  Catalogue  of  Members,                 .  .               .121 


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